This is the one. This is the one I’ve been planning to write for a long, long time. Almost a rental car round up but so much more. Once, not so long ago, I drove a vehicle I had hoped to drive since the moment I learned of its existence. When I was a boy … Continue reading That time I drove through Berlin
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The Catch 22 About Being in the US Military
They can’t defend themselves. Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, Airman and Coasties work every day to ensure the ideals of freedom continue. They fight. This is their job, their charge. Missing holidays, birthdays, precious life moments all for assurance that America remains free. And they can’t defend themselves. An individual in the military can make no statement … Continue reading The Catch 22 About Being in the US Military
Where Have All the Cheap Cars Gone?
The world used to be filled with small, practical and often quirky inexpensive cars. These little tikes were sometimes endearing in light of their paucity in options. We can’t have these anymore and it is everyone’s fault. Everyone sucks at driving. I refer to it as an iPhone mentality but it started long ago in … Continue reading Where Have All the Cheap Cars Gone?
Why am I cautiously optimistic about the new Ghostbusters?
When the news first dropped of how the new Ghostbusters movie would be handled I was pretty upset. I am a male, and sometimes I pig out on burgers, but that doesn’t mean it was a gender issue. Since 1992 I waited eagerly, patiently for a Ghostbusters three-quel… in fact in 1992 the term reboot … Continue reading Why am I cautiously optimistic about the new Ghostbusters?
Matlock and Smart Phones
Recollection comes in many forms. Often a barely connected, almost broken path weaving through one’s mind that arrives at point B from a very different, almost unrelated point A. Whoa, that sounds so deep… but really what we are talking about here are smart phones and Matlock. Yes, that Matlock. My first “official job” was … Continue reading Matlock and Smart Phones