Do they make SUVs or mini-vans with a retractable partition between the front and back seats, like in a limousine? Or, hell, how about a non-retractable partition, like in a New York taxi?

If not, why not, asks the woman who spent several hours this weekend listening to a meandering back-seat disquisition on Thomas and his Friends?

Listen up, Detroit. This could represent the return of your fortunes. I would pay serious cash money for such a feature. I might even buy a GM car if it had a soundproof partition.