Seen on the way home from teaching middle school social studies Friday afternoon:

1. A minivan with New York license plates and the bumper sticker, ‘I’d Rather Be In Ann Arbor’ and …

2. The happiest dog in the world, riding in a car with gleeful abandon. He was quite sad when they had to stop for red lights, though. (And no, I don’t know who he is, but he’s a sweetie.)