Dad had a habit of naming the cruise control on our cars. We were used to hearing my father proclaim, "Take it, TED," as he flipped on the cruise control during long trips in our station wagon.

Recently, on a trip we took out of state, as soon as we got on the highway my dad leaned back and said, "I think I'll let Tom drive for a while."

"Tom who?" I asked.

My mother quickly answered: "Tom Cruise, of course.