I love maritime history.
I love how ships and the sea so heavily influenced — and continue to influence — the world around us.
Maritime non-fiction reading satisfies my craving for a time when men were really men — not softies like most men today, with their smart phones, tablet computers, paper cuts, cubicles, facial lotions and pedicures.… Read the rest
I custom-ordered my Jeep Wrangler 4.0 in 1996, when I was a student at gray-and-snowy Syracuse University.
After getting married, having kids and acquiring a proper-and-safe family truckster, the Jeep held her place as the weekend, date-night and personal getaway car.… Read the rest
The family truckster is packed up and ready to head home from Sea Isle City, New Jersey. All good things eventually come to an end.… Read the rest
I commute to, and work in, New York City.
It’s not the densest city in the world, but more than eight million people sure make it feel like that way.
And when that many pedestrians navigate crowded streets, train stations, subways, sidewalks, retail stores, restaurants, elevators, parks and paths, it’s important that they pay attention.… Read the rest
Props to the community of Larchmont, New York for turning a public playground into a mecca of second-hand toy vehicles. This was obviously an organized effort by local families to put old, unused toys — collecting dust in basements and garages — to good use.… Read the rest
