A LETTER TO FORD MOTOR CO.

Dear Developers of the Sync:

I lease a car from Ford every three years through my godchild Kirby, from Tommie Vaughn Ford. My favorite car was a blue, ford focus station wagon, but Kirby said I had to upgrade into a "cool" car. So I am now leasing the "car of the year" The Ford Fusion. It is wonderful. I loved the idea that you could sync all of your phone numbers into memory into your car, press a button, say "Call Whomever" and you would be connected handsfree to your friend.

But Developers, we have a problem. I have a slight accent from New Orleans. When I say "Call Ms. Jackie" it dials anyone else but Ms. Jackie. When I ask for directions and they say "What city and state?" And I reply "Houston, Texas", sync will undoubtably say "Denver, Colorado" or "Phoenix, Arizona". I think I have command of the English language, but according to the Sync in my car, I am talking a foreign language.

It has gotten to the point that if I want to entertain my friends riding with me in the car, I just have to try and talk to the Sync Operator.

I would like to ask you for a cajun sync operator. I think that will solve both of our problems. And then maybe sync will stop dialing my good friend's son, Ryan, who must think I am a nut, because the phone automatically dials him, no matter who I ask for.

Thank you, Ford, for listening.