Let’s take a road trip!

I want to share an incredibly cool, previously-undiscovered feature on Google’s map website that allows all Howdygramsters — even those of you who may not be not old enough to drive — to share a genuine road trip with Sam without packing a toothbrush!

Get ready for some big fun. Click here to access Google maps, choose “get directions” at the top left corner and fill in “A” and “B” as shown below. Click the big blue button, choose “3D,” and fasten your seat belt because Google’s going to take you on a 3-dimensional turn-by-turn drive — complete with trees and overpasses — from Howdygram headquarters in Mesquite to Sam’s office in downtown Dallas! In real life it’s a 14-mile drive that takes less than 20 minutes.

Keep in mind ... 3D is NOT a particularly speedy feature so don’t be tempted to route yourself from San Diego to Bayonne, New Jersey, unless you’re planning to order a pizza and sleep at your desk. (FYI, there’s a possibility this feature isn’t 100% compatible with your computer or your browser. Please read what’s required here so you won’t get hysterical.)

And now, for the diabetics among you, allow me to recommend another website with a bazillion amazing sugar-free products: eDietShop.com. They’ve got mixes for sugar-free mousse, cheesecake and pumpkin pie, flavored gourmet syrups, beverage mixes, the entire line of those baffling zero-calorie Walden Farms products plus incredible instant pudding mixes with exotic flavors like — be still, my heart — COCONUT and CHOCOLATE MINT. I haven’t placed my first order yet so stay tuned for more details.

Thank you for reading this.