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'Tis the season. School is back in session. Relieved parents can take a breather after a summer of fun with the kids. Teachers are re-charged after a restful couple of months away from other people's kiddos. It's a tradition. Teachers aren't the only things being re-charged this summer, enter the new 2019 Nissan LEAF®. With... Continue Reading →
It used to be easy to know where your bread was buttered. You went to such and such high school all four years and you defended its reputation much like a scene from West Side Story. You knew your classmates because you'd been with them in school since kindergarten. Making friends wasn't necessary, you knew... Continue Reading →
Anticipation has been high. Thousands of sightings full of black and white camouflage. Mixed emotions. Last night's arrival of the 2020 Chevrolet Corvette Mid-Engine C8 Stingray on stage in Tustin, CA brought oohs and ahhs from the crowd. The mid-engine wonder was finally a reality after years of hype. Click here to view highlights of... Continue Reading →
I love coffee. We are old friends. My first remembrance of the liquid gold was on my Aunt Lize's lap dipping my cookies in her coffee. I was five. She and I would snuggle with a cup before anyone else got up and my visits with her were priceless. Slowly she allowed me to finish up... Continue Reading →
Sweden. A partner on the Scandinavian peninsula with Norway, it boasts three regions: Norrland, Svealand, and to the south, Gotaland. It locates itself a little closer than the Baltic Sea when it comes home to Geneva, IL for six days in June to celebrate Svenskarnas Dag, the Midsummer Festival. One and all come to Geneva... Continue Reading →
Certain words stir us. We hear them and an instant connotation forms. Hearts flutter, minds race, nerves peak. Good or bad, words are powerful and steer our pathways. Steer ME right towards a Maserati. It evokes words like luxury, style, Italian design, powerful, dream car, and ultimate. Words and the thoughts that come along with... Continue Reading →
He was there. The day after young Americans traded in fear for fortitude, he was there. "He" was my father and the "there" were the beaches of Normandy the day after D-Day. He was a medic and I can't imagine what he found. 75 years later some of those same soldiers returned. A grateful Europe... Continue Reading →
Many anxious seniors have a choice to make. Diplomas hot in hands, they need to decide where they'll lay their heads for the next four years to gain that ever-needed knowledge to propel them into the next phase of life. Maybe college isn't in the cards, picking one of hundreds of skills-based jobs is a... Continue Reading →
My work with the Keeneland Concours d'Elegance took me to Nashville's Carlock Motorcars last week. As a full sponsor of the July 20, 2019 event in Lexington, Kentucky, Carlock Motorcars was kind enough to do a photo shoot with yours truly. The featured marque at the Concours, all things Aston Martin will grace the elegant... Continue Reading →
Tis' the season. Allergy season that is. It's a time for sneezing, watery eyes, coughing, and stuffy noses. This year I've traded my usual "red eyed" symptoms for a spin in the 2019 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Redeye Widebody and I can't say I'm sorry. Winning the 2019 Car of Texas at the Spring Roundup... Continue Reading →
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