Posts from December 2009

Simple Things.

Last night, I sat with my daughter on my lap after she walked(!?!) over carrying a picture book Grandma gave her for Christmas featuring a lineup of Sesame Street characters. As she turned each page, we played a game where I would point to items and characters on the page and she would tell [...]


Merry Christmas!

She’s a little blurry, but that’s because she hasn’t stopped moving for three days. Happy holidays, everybody!


Ferrari rebuild journal

This is an online diary of a guy who found, bought and restored a 1963 330GT America mostly by himself. All I can say is, wow.


Dear Lazy FedEx Delivery Guy,

“Delivery” means you get your lazy ass out of the truck, walk the package up to the door, and ring the bell as a courtesy. It does not mean “leave the package leaning up against the car in the driveway where it can be taken by anyone walking down the street.” I shoveled the walk [...]


Bronco.

Last week, before the deluge of snow, I happened upon this gloriously stock Early Bronco (a close cousin to the Scout in offroad capability, spartan utilitarian design, and tendency to rust at the drop of a hat) in my otherwise boring city parking garage. Virginia plates labeled it a one-day tourist, but its condition made [...]


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