Over the past couple years, I've become comfortable asking a certain question. "Can I get a ride?" Yes, I have a car. Yes, it works. But no, I don't feel comfortable driving it from El Dorado Hills to Sacramento. Why? I'll give you 307,000 reasons. That's the mileage on my 2005 Honda Accord. To be exact, it's 307,323 — but who's counting? Once again, this is not your average installment of "5 things to know." In recent years, I've started a tradition of counting my blessings in this column…