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Morgan MFG Hosts Toyota Grand Highlander World Premiere Tucked away in the West Loop of Chicago lies the Morgan MFG venue. Perfectly situated in a renovated historic building, it was our host for the reveal of the 2024 Toyota Grand Highlander. A World Premiere is nothing to sneeze at and the 32,000 square foot hall... Continue Reading →
Storage. You're either looking for it or wishing you had more. Pantries, frunks, sheds, garage cabinets and even whole bedrooms can be home to just about anything these days. Recently, we took the Wheelz to Waco and found the ultimate storage container. The brainchild of Chip and Joanna Gaines, The Silos serve as anchors in... Continue Reading →
Covid-19 changed many people's lives. Loyal Indianapolis 500 fans weren't spared. It ran with a skeleton crew in 2021 (135,000 fan limit) masked and mourning. In 2020 it was held, but without fans in attendance. To say that this year's race was epic is an understatement. 300,000 attendees, including this one, made history upon the... Continue Reading →
St. George Island, FL My handle was the Florida panhandle a few weeks ago as we trekked toward my brother’s place for a mid-winter escape from normalcy. My internment in the winter doldrums was about to expire. Over the past few months I have discovered a writer named Sean Dietrich. His podcast Sean of the... Continue Reading →
Laurel, Mississippi was a sleepy little town ten years ago. Smack dab in the old south, it’s blue skies and live oaks were admired by friends and neighbors calling it home…then a thing called “Home Town” happened. The flagship show of HGTV chronicles the adventures in rehab-land of locals Ben and Erin Napier. It’s such... Continue Reading →
It was unusually warm for December. We hadn't seen my cousin in awhile and thought it might be nice to head over to the lake since it was such a nice day. Reports were that there was a storm brewing but that it wouldn't come until evening. I heard the words "big event" in the... Continue Reading →
The days of self-confinement have run together. I am a homebody usually, so this new way of doing things at home is nothing new to me. I enjoy writing in the comfort of the office couch with dogs scattered at my feet, for others this is a topsy turvy change to their routine that is... Continue Reading →
It seemed bigger. Nearly 1000 cars, trucks and SUVs were in there? As I wandered through the show floor's north and south halls last week during media days, the feel was just different, better. It could be that Chicago has taken over the prime spot as "first major show of the year" since the Detroit... Continue Reading →
When Dodge rolled out its first Durango in 1998, little did we know what it would become. Using the Dakota truck platform made for a truck-like SUV that could haul both people and cargo. Fast forward to the 2020 Dodge Durango and you have one of the most popular SUVs on the market. Making its... Continue Reading →
Dawn breaks on another Thursday in November. The sun creeps above the horizon to light up the sky with a pink hue reserved for the cheeks of children on a cold winter's day. Thanksgiving, the very American tradition, isn't celebrated on a certain day all over the world. I think of my Australian cousins who... Continue Reading →
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