End of An Era: XC90 Sold

September 16, 2016 is the end of an era.

Cat Herder has been sold.

Cat Herder was a
2007 Volvo XC90 3.2 AWD...

and customized to NOT look like a "soccer mom SUV."

This blog was named after her
for all the adventures she provided.


Her nickname was inspired by an EDS commercial… 
“It’s like herding cats.” I borrowed it, 
as at the time I was managing designers and developers who together were like
herding cats—each with their unique perspective and actions.

Cat Herder…

• Hauled my kayaks to the MANY waterways I paddled.

• Shuttled me back and forth to work, especially when I worked excessive hours to implement the financial software (leading to my burnout).
• Carried my Zoe dog and I down to Ashville, NC, and up to Grandfather Mountain.
  
  
  
  
• Was there when I won 40 Under 40 and celebrated at the Hilton.
• Carried 250# of dogs and 8# of cheese almost every weekend for three years down the PA Turnpike.
• Four-wheeled me through the farm fields to my homemade target shooting range.
• Transported me back in time as I photographed historic bridges all over rural Pennsylvania, Maryland and other states.
  
• Carried Zoe to the emergency center to be put to rest one early, icy morning.
• Commuted Noah, a brave dog who had bone cancer, to his chemo appointments (once he could hobble the height it took to get into Cat Herder).
• Carried my stuff from my first house to my second house and a places in between.
• Took a beating when my contractor told me bad news on a bathroom remodel.

• Was there when my good friend passed away and safely transported my mother, step-father and best friend to her service one icy evening.

Cat Herder was like a friend—dependable, adventurous, giving and fun.

She was big-boned and guzzled almost eight quarts of oil at an oil change—she was no cheap date.

Long live her legacy of greatness as a friend welcomes her into her redneck world of hunting, hiking and kayaking. I know that XC90 will treat her well. 

Fira!