Category Archives: Automobilia

School Daze Plus

Posted on June 12, 2019 by Russ Wollman

On a certain episode of the classic TV sitcom Dinosaurs, Earl Sinclair admonished his rebellious teenage son Robbie that “School is a place you go to be out of this house.”

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NYC really wants to be French

Posted on June 24, 2018 by Russ Wollman

Well, I’d be lying if I didn’t admit that I get a mite squirrelly up here in the miasma of the great Northeast Urbanity. With the lack of family and partner and kids and all that, it gets downright depressing … Continue reading →

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My theory on air turbulence over Manhattan

Posted on September 18, 2017 by Russ Wollman

Just a few days after I returned from a month-long deep breath in southern India’s monsoon, I gave in to wanderlust again. I booked a plane ride to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, so I could visit my old spiritual stomping grounds, … Continue reading →

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I am a godless drifter sailing on the winds of a desperate sea.

Posted on February 8, 2017 by Russ Wollman

This morning brought me memories of my first car, a 1973 Fiat 124 Sport Spider. I had to start writing immediately, because that car…well, I’ll simply say that without that car, I’d have been utterly miserable.

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Speed, Control, and Happiness

Posted on January 2, 2014 by Russ Wollman

  Even after I started to work in my father’s real estate business, he and I meshed well only on our fondness for automobiles; outside of that, our gears frequently clashed. This was so, I think, because he had two … Continue reading →

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Mercury Blues

Posted on April 27, 2013 by Russ Wollman

A couple of friends of mine just split up.  I’ve been his rock and driver for a month, since his wife got the car.  My car is now at eight years and 130K miles, and new wheels cost a bundle.  … Continue reading →

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What else happened the day typhoon Wanda struck Hong Kong?

Posted on March 22, 2013 by Russ Wollman

On Saturday, September 1, 1962, the day Typhoon Wanda struck the city of Hong Kong, I was struck by a sparkling new plum-colored 1963 Lincoln Continental sedan. Utterly unaware of the disaster on the other side of the planet, I’d … Continue reading →

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Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Posted on February 17, 2013 by Russ Wollman

The author of several works, the French aviator Antoine de Saint-Exupery  wrote brilliantly and imaginatively. He disappeared while flying over the Mediterranean after he’d written “The Little Prince”. Because I can’t hope to match his eloquence and power, I quote … Continue reading →

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A vignette of my time with my grandparents

Posted on February 15, 2013 by Russ Wollman

“Nana & Papa”  by Russ Wollman Relieved from the daily grind and the rigors of raising children, my grandparents, Sidney and Augusta Wollman, were the sweetness of my early years.  I was the silver star in Papa’s eyes, the natural … Continue reading →

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