Via PhilG, I just read this article in the New York Times. By the end, I had to do a double-take- was the Times syndicating Onion stories or something?
"Some people may think my dad spoils me, but he knows how happy it makes me to drive. Cars are my thing. I'm never ungrateful for anything my parents give me. I feel totally blessed.""My dad drove my Escalade out to California last week. The first time I drove up to the school, about 25 girls came running out to look at it. 'That is so cool,' they cried. 'We hate you!' It was like a dream come true. I felt like, 'Wow, I'm a princess.'"