JC Whitney: The Rise and Fall of an Automotive Icon
Regular readers of my Cars of a Lifetime series will know by now that I spent some time working for JC Whitney in Chicago. Given
I found the Bay Area hill in Windows XP’s iconic wallpaper
I trudge along the side of a piercingly loud two-lane highway, stepping over a Modelo can, an empty bottle of wine and a Sonic burger
Off-Roading Imperial Sand Dunes
Off-roading in the Imperial Sand Dunes is wild exhilaration. Down a slope of gorgeous desert, whipping back up into the sun onto a golden hill.
I drink booze, I smoke, and I’m hooked on caffeine
“I drink booze, I smoke, and I’m hooked on caffeine. I actually have been known to swear at times and belch and even raise my
The only time I feel alive is when I’m on the road
“The only time I feel alive is when I’m on the road.” – Willie Nelson. This quote from country music legend Willie Nelson captures the
To read great books does not mean one becomes bookish…
“To read great books does not mean one becomes ‘bookish’; it means that something of the terrible insight of Dostoyevsky, of the richly-charged imagination of
an outlaw who controls the sexual channels between nature and culture
“The prostitute is not, as feminists claim, the victim of men, but rather their conqueror, an outlaw, who controls the sexual channels between nature and
1966 Mr. Natural Chevy II
Dig this 1966 Chevy II with Mr. Natural running from the flames 😎 Just Passin' Thru 1967 Vintage Men's T-Shirt
We named the bar The Bar
“We named the bar The Bar. “People will think we’re ironic instead of creatively bankrupt,” my sister reasoned. Yes, we thought we were being clever
Post Surf Cannabis Daydream
“The illegality of cannabis is outrageous, an impediment to full utilization of a drug which helps produce the serenity and insight, sensitivity and fellowship so
Lifted Farm Tractor on Tracks
Moving slowly through the sweet-corn fields of California in 1954 was a weird tractor on stilts. The tractor was used to dust and detassel the
WE MET AT SURF CAMP
I’ve never been sure of anything. I overthink, overanalyze, and overcomplicate every decision I ever have to make because I’m scared of making the wrong