I hopped into my rental car in Fort Lauderdale, impressed with how much the whole process of renting a vehicle has improved from the days when it felt like you were signing your life away for a few days of local transportation. The cars seem better too. I was very pleased on this day to see how far Ford has come, rivaling the feel and performance of their European and Japanese competitors.
As I made my way north, I scanned the dashboard, admiring the vast amount of information. My attention landed on an electronic image showing a series of vines intertwined across a five inch screen. Is this display intended to entertain me in some way? I had no clue and since I was driving it was not my priority to find out. As I coasted to the traffic jam ahead, my eyes again returned to the display, just in time to see a leaf slowly emerge from the vine on the display. I got a new leaf! But then as I accelerated, I noticed the leaf fall off the vine, and drift slowly to the right. Aww, I just lost my leaf.