Consequently, we don't wear crests over our hearts. We drive our status insecurities to the mall. Families are smaller, more urban and suburban than ever. Most Americans no longer farm or routinely engage in earth-moving. The average work commute has barely increased in more than 30 years.
More people work from home.
Gas prices have soared. Minivans and SUVs boast the same fabulous mileage as a 1932 Pierce Arrow. I am not. In the 1930s, when gridlock was but a distant nightmare, cars averaged 13 miles to the gallon. None of this logic deterred Americans from purchasing 450,000 Ford Explorers last year.