Imagine being the Ford employee who had the idea to put a keypad on a car to let owners unlock the door without a key. "That's neat, but when will anyone use that sort of thing?" your boss asks you.

"What if you forget something in the house and go back to get it while you're car's parked and running in your culdesac? And while you're inside, your dog accidentally knocks the shifter into reverse? You could use the keypad to unlock the door and stop the moving car," you say.

"That would never happen," your boss says. "In fact, if it ever does, I'll buy you a yacht."
You laugh. Your boss laughs. His assistant laughs.

Years pass. You retire from Ford.
Then today, you turn on the TV to watch the news while you eat breakfast.

"Wow! We guarantee you haven't seen this one before!" the local news anchor says.

You look up from your bowl of Grape-Nuts. It's this story. https://edition.cnn.com/2019/11/22/us/florida-dog-drives-circles-trnd/index.html?no-st=1574446207

You set down your spoon. You take a sip of orange juice. You stand up and walk over to your desk. While you wait for your cell phone to turn on, you look up your old boss's number.

You dial. It goes to voicemail. You leave your name and number after the beep.

Your spouse shuffles into the room, crossword puzzle book in hand. "Who are you calling this early?" they ask.

"Do you remember my old boss at Ford?" you say. "He's buying us a yacht."