There is much to be said about the 2025 Hyundai Elantra hybrid, and assuming you don’t need a pseudo-racecar, you are in luck.

Easy Breezy, George and Wheezy is how I would describe its drive and its appeal (we aren’t talking The A Team here).

The Elantra hybrid is an easy-to-maneuver, gad-about-town compact sedan, meaning that assuming you have never been called a lard-arse (FYI, lard is what gives authentic tortillas flavor), you should be able to sit comfortably and enjoy the ride.

(FYI, I myself have been called ‘doughy’ and have also been called more hurtful names other than Gomez; I know a thing or two about eating too many tortillas and beans, yes.)

Mileage is the big attraction here: you can average about 50 miles per gallon, which will save you mucho dinero when it comes to gasoline.

(Note: this isn’t a plug-in hybrid, so there is no need to think about charging it up overnight.)

 You won’t win any races with this car.  Acceleration, especially on the highway, can be a bit sluggish.  But you will do just fine all the way around, provided you need an all-around car and little more.

Some have complained that the car’s ability to absorb sound is lacking, that you can hear too much of the outside world as you drive.

Personally, I don’t see that as a bad thing.  Operating a vehicle is a huge responsibility.  You need to be constantly listening to and monitoring what’s going on around you.  You need to be paying attention, and airtight windows and door can lull you into a false sense of security.

Economy is the key theme here, and the 2025 Elantra delivers well on that promise.  Just don’t go looking for too much dash and flash.  At least not here.

Save your money for something glittery for your Friday and Saturday night outings.

Now, for the news:

 According to many reliable sources, Americans should be feeling major price increases within the next few months, notably before Christmas.  New car prices are projected to increase on average by $6,000 US.

This is due almost entirely to unnecessary tariffs and the depletion of a labor pool that was always reliable and hardworking, aunque su ingles sea normal.

 So, just as in school, the bad kids act up and the whole class suffers.  We are the whole class now, but for LGBTQIAA++, we are being picked out for special punishment.  For wearing colorful clothing and costuming. For being gender non-conformists.  For having a good time, just as Freddie Mercury sang.

This is worse than when Ronald Reagan was ignoring us while his minions were empowered to deny a white kid with hemophilia named Ryan White the right to attend school just because he had contracted what was once known as HTLV-III (HIV).

The saying use to go “you can fire us, but you can’t kill us.”  Now, I am not so sure.

Let me know what you are doing to cope, and especially if you are doing something to help others.  We need to keep together tightly now, more than ever (comma placement intentional).

Yes, the village idiots are now empowered to come after the smart kids, as the readers of gaywheels.com are.

Anymore, most days, I am grasping at straws when I am not grasping for prescribed pharmaceutical relief.

Cue Dionne Warwick. Or k. d. lang.