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Category Archives: Automobilia
School Daze Plus
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.”
Posted in Automobilia, City Center, Friends, Humor, Manhattan, Raleigh, School Days
Tagged cars, childhood, growth, humanity, humor, life, Manhattan, New York, School, young
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NYC really wants to be French
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
Posted in Automobilia, City Center, Humor, India, Loneliness, Love, Manhattan, New York
Tagged beauty, desperation, dreams, faith, feminine magic, growth, humanity, humor, life, loneliness, love, Manhattan, New York, the heart, transportation, uncertainty, whimsy
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My theory on air turbulence over Manhattan
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
Posted in Automobilia, City Center, Humor, Iowa, Manhattan, New York
Tagged airplanes, Big Apple, Cabbies, cars, food, humanity, humor, India, Iowa, life, Manhattan, Noise, NY Subway, Saab, technology, Toyota Camry
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I am a godless drifter sailing on the winds of a desperate sea.
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.
Posted in Automobilia, City Center, Friends, Humor, Italy, Loneliness, Love, NC, Raleigh, Uncategorized
Tagged Aurelio Lampredi, beauty, Bicycles, cameras, cars, children, Colosseum, Depression, Despair, dreams, faith, Ferrari, Fiat Spider, Forum Romanum, Happiness, humanity, Italian cars, Italy, knowledge, life, love, Memories, Miami Beach, Nikon, photography, relationships, Rome, Schwinn, sexuality, spirituality, Transcendental Meditation, transportation, UNC, uncertainty, worry
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Speed, Control, and Happiness
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
Posted in Automobilia, Family, Humor, Iowa, Loneliness, Love, NC, Raleigh
Tagged beauty, cars, desperation, Fatherhood, frustration, growth, humanity, life, love, manhood, Men, the heart
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Mercury Blues
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
Posted in Automobilia, Family, Humor, Iowa, Loneliness, Love, Uncategorized
Tagged cars, desperation, loneliness, love, transportation
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What else happened the day typhoon Wanda struck Hong Kong?
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
Posted in Automobilia, Family, Italy, Love
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Antoine de Saint-Exupery
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
Posted in Automobilia, Cats, Family, Love
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A vignette of my time with my grandparents
“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
