I put off a lot of things during tax season, like haircuts and medical check-ups and rotating my tires. But this week I was forced to go to the tire store because of a slow leak in the left rear. I also found that the pressure had dropped in the three other Michelins, from the recommended 30 to about 25.

Now, with one screw removed from an outside tread, my 6cyl kimchi-burner’s mpg has improved by at least 10% on the 10-mile roundtrip to the office.

And I’m thinking, what if there is a question on every organizer next year, “When was the last time you checked your tire pressure?” It might inspire enough action to drive down the price of a gallon of gas by a dime, and leave some oil for Europe so they can boycott Putin.