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 →
Finally! Wheelz in Maine – Part Three
The hunt would end for cars to write about in Maine eventually, I just knew it. Little did I know it would be at the Boothbay Railway Village in Boothbay, ME. Transportation tends to group itself together and this gem brought forth exactly that. Finding it was like discovering a diamond in the rough. The... Continue Reading →
Wheelz In Maine – Part Two
No trip to Maine would be complete without a visit to Freeport. The great outdoors lures with kayaking, hiking and camping. Headquarters to the famous L. L. Bean clothing company since it's founding in 1912 by Leon Leonwood Bean, we were greeted by it's most famous shoe-the duck boot. The icon converted into a vehicle... Continue Reading →
Wheelz In Maine – Part One
Portland Head Lighthouse Portland, ME Ahhh beautiful Maine. The wheelz took a bit of a different form on this journey. Charter bus! Yes, we became the hosts on a senior trip to Maine and all it's stops along the way. Pictured here was the standout from the whole trip, the Portland Head Lighthouse, in Cape... Continue Reading →
The Indy 500 Is Back And Better Than Ever
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 →
Wrath Is Spelled 12.10.21 Part Two
Mayfield, KY Six months last Tuesday. Six minutes to some… Six years to others… The calendar says six months since the 12.10.21 “monster” ripped through so many lives in Kentucky’s 200 mile track. They say time heals all wounds, but the physical scar on the land is visible from space. As spring brings flowers and... Continue Reading →
Wheelz in Savannah, GA
Ahhh Savannah, charm of the south. Letting Savannah settle on your soul takes a little time. Our week long treck through its squares and marshes was just what the doctor ordered. Last year at this time I was in the midst of a fight for my life. Midway through chemo, strolling anywhere would have been... Continue Reading →
Wheelz In The Panhandle
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 →
Wheelz in Laurel, Mississippi
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 →
Wrath is Spelled 12.10.21
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 →