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I tend to look back when the Christmas Holidays come around. There’s a barrage of noisy colorful reminders, such as the non-stop Christmas music and classic Holiday movie reruns. These annoying annual traditions, like mall Santas, only come around once a year, and I’d be disappointed if they didn’t. But this year is different because […]
Christmas Road Trip 1968 Read More »
Every year, during the hottest days of Michigan summer, Ann Arbor hosts the Rolling Sculpture Car Show. It’s held downtown soon after the distinguished Ann Arbor Art Show leaves town. That Rolling Sculpture label seems a bit haughty to describe streets filled with muscle cars, college girls in short shorts, and spectators drinking out of
I’m still looking for cars on the last leg of my drive home from Knoxville. Traveling over the Ohio River on the old double-decker bridge, I can see the Cincinnati skyline. There’s a great view of the historic John Roebling Suspension Bridge, Cincinnati Reds stadium, and Riverfront. My next stop was Piqua, Ohio, a small
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Why do you pull off the freeway on a long drive? To get gas, eat, or find a bathroom, right? True, Buc-ee’s Convenience Store satisfies all of the above but you might want to check out the local scenery, tour a museum, or visit other non pitstop famous landmarks. Niagara Falls, for example… As for
Finding Jesus on the Highway Read More »
Whenever I’m on the road, I keep an eye out for interesting cars, trucks, and motorcycles. Ya never know when or where you’ll find stuff, but sometimes a town has an aura about it. Roll down a window and you might smell a mix of gas and oil in the air, mingled with a whiff
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Last Saturday, I attended the Hamburg Family Fun Fest Car Show. I signed up a few months ago, but all three of my vintage Datsuns were temporarily out of commission. Not wanting to miss the show, I pulled the 2005 MR2 Spyder (Bugs) out of storage, wiped the dust off the dash, and drove topless
Its a Family Affair Read More »
You never know what life has in store. Call it luck, fate, or God’s plan. Sometimes wonderful things happen, like winning the lottery, but who would’ve thought a seating chart would forever transform the lives of two people? It happened in 1954, at Madison View High School in Wisconsin. At the start of the new
Super 88 Road Trip Romance Read More »
An hour into the drive, doubt start to creep in. That little voice trying to undermine my adventure, challenging me, causing me to hesitate. I turn the music to contemplate. Its a crisp, clear autumn day and the Maple trees form a tunnel of color as I speed down the highway. I was excited