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The days are a little bit sweeter, the nights a bit calmer and the overall feeling of hope returning provides a comfort like no other. This sentiment can be said for the return of the Chicago Auto Show AND my recovery from Hodgkin Lymphoma. Just over a month ago I returned to Chicago for the... Continue Reading →
Stories, everyone has one to tell. Oral history has been the gateway to information about the past, and now we have the convenience of recording those stories over many mediums. One such medium that I've been using is the Apple iOS App Chirp. Being a writer, of course I love the written word. That special... Continue Reading →
Climbing into a Volkswagen has special meaning to me as you may already know if you follow my blog. I'm always excited when one is in the mix at a driving event. For some reason that emblem takes me back to high school in a New York minute every time. My first car was a... Continue Reading →
'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 →
In 1991, when the band Nirvana exploded on the scene, I was doing some of that myself. I had landed my dream job and started to formulate how life after college would be. Days were exploding with decisions I had only imagined before, but now were coming to pass. All the hard work I had... Continue Reading →
Kids and cars. Each unique within their category. The same parents can produce polar opposites both in the car industry and life. Every 57' Chevy is not the same. Coming from a family of five kids I get it. So did Sam Foose. Sam Foose was the father of Overhaulin's Chip Foose (aka Samuel Foose... Continue Reading →
The hunt. Stalking prey. Searching every nook and crannie. It's out there. It will be found.If you've ever watched an episode of "Chasing Classic Cars" with Wayne Carini or "Overhaulin'" with Chip Foose or a multitude of other gems on the Velocity Channel, you understand this concept of the "chase" as Wayne has so appropriately... Continue Reading →
Needs. Wants. Your parents (if you were lucky) explained the difference between these two words to you at a young age. Usually it was defined as a battle. Good vs. evil. Day vs. night. Self-sufficient vs. in debt. Not so with the all-new Ford EcoSport. It's everything you need and all you could want in a... Continue Reading →
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