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Cars I Have Loved: 1964 VW Beetle

Posted on February 27, 2023 by

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My first car was a 1964 green Volkswagen Beetle. I paid $750 for it which was a lot because, at the time, I was making $85 a week as a secretary. For whatever reason, the transmission failed the same day I bought it after… Continue Reading “Cars I Have Loved: 1964 VW Beetle”

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Indy Joy

Posted on December 7, 2022 by

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The 2010 Indy 500 was hot. Not hot as in nice and sunny. Hot as in being inches from death, as in seeing the shimmer of Lawrence of Arabia on the horizon, clawing through the desert sands having already thrown off your shirt and… Continue Reading “Indy Joy”

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Indy Joy

Posted on May 26, 2013 by

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The 2010 Indy 500 was hot. Not hot as in nice and sunny. Hot as in being inches from death, as in seeing the shimmer of Lawrence of Arabia on the horizon, clawing through the desert sands having already thrown off your shirt and… Continue Reading “Indy Joy”

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Head Case

Posted on March 24, 2012 by

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Every time there’s a hit and run accident that’s on the news, I think it involved one of my sons.  Not as the person hurt but as the driver.  It’s not until I get the make and model of the car that I start… Continue Reading “Head Case”

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