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Photo by Dave Provine During last week’s Macworld Expo I ran into Dave Provine in the Speaker’s Lounge and he and I sat there amidst a whirlwind of high technology, talking about old cars. It was an enjoyable retreat from the hectic week of emerging technology. Dave drives an old Triumph Spitfire, and we traded … Continue reading “The Award for the Best Use for Dead Networking Technology goes to…”
I have an odd compulsion when it comes to road trips; I prefer to take roads I’ve never traveled. I have a great visual memory, as well as an old Rand-McNally Road Atlas with every road I have ever driven highlighted. I left the atlas at home this trip, but I know this part of … Continue reading “Texas to Oregon in a classic Mercedes 280se Coupe: Day 2, Comanche, to Lubbock, Texas.”
Buttonwillow last December (The 2011 Arsefreezeapalooza) Infineon in March (The Sears Pointless) and now, Buttonwillow again for the 2012 Arsesweatapalooza. The Clowntown Roadshow completed our third Lemons race, and our very first true 24 Hour event. We did “good” in that we all had two shifts at the wheel, and didn’t irreparably break the car. … Continue reading “The Clowntown Roadshow runs a 24 Hour Race!”
2011 is the 50th Anniversary of the E-type Jaguar, and the Jaguar Clubs of North America are publishing a commemorative E-type Calendar. I’d like to submit a photo or two for inclusion. One of my car, and one of another car. Here are a bunch of good E-type Photos for you to pick the “best … Continue reading “Vote for your favorite E-type Image for the 2011 JCNA Calendar”
As many of you know, I’m not a big fan of car shows. It all boils down to the fact that to me the natural habitat of an automobile is on the road. Static displays detract from the object’s purpose. Overlay the static display with judging, and all sorts of unrelated to cars – but … Continue reading “Car Photo of the Day: Still Life with M-16”
Note: The following is a re-write of my father-son road trip story for the JagMag. Now joined by my younger son Nicholas, age 15, we began the return journey to Seattle from Los Angeles. For the first two days of our journey we would be accompanied by my friend and host Larry Wade from La … Continue reading “A Father & Son(s) Road Trip: Seattle to LA, and Back. (Part Three.)”
I’m usually pretty good about updating my site here with goings on in my life, but I noted that I’ve neglected to update my “what I’m reading now” links over there -> …since late summer. It still has the book I stole from Christopher after our road trip. I finished it a long time ago … Continue reading “Four Book Mini-Reviews”