[Rick Lee]

The biggest fight I ever witnessed between my folks was when my dad let it slip out during a long drive (I was not in the car at the time) that he'd paid a speeding ticket with a money order, first getting the cash out of an ATM, so my mom would not see the check entry in their checkbook register. This was before the Internet. My mom was beyond irate and I got wind of the whole thing the following morning when she declined my dad's usual Easter Sunday gift of a porcelain bunny rabbit for her collection. She was so angry that he'd not told her about the ticket. My dad's excuse was that the points, fine and insurance hit were punishment enough and he didn't need her beratement as further punishment. My mom asked me what I'd do and I said I'd have done the exact same thing. That didn't go over well.