It was a strange exchange at the time between my wife and me. Reflecting back on it, I realize how I should have seen it coming. Yet, I felt taken aback by the question. She had asked me if I hated the food she made. After contorting my face and eyebrow-ing furiously, I replied that[…]
Who among us hasn’t looked up to the stars and wondered if we are alone in this unimaginably large universe? I do that on a regular basis since I almost cannot believe that we are the only planet that can sustain intelligent life. More importantly, I would be completely lost to explain why if we were[…]
you were magnificent I gave away my fifth car today and it felt just as bad the first time I gave my Honda away. It just seems to wrong to part ways with cars you own. Each time I do it, I wish I hadn’t. How would Kelly’s blue book know what the true value[…]
This isn’t really about my first Alfa Romeo. If it was, I would have started with the significance of this brand and worked my way to the specifics of the Stelvio. But instead, this is about how I got here and how that is in some ways perhaps way more significant. My wife thinks I[…]
I am not sure if it is charming or disturbing that I have been a staunch ‘tifosi’ for decades now. Growing up with Michael Schumacher, I couldn’t have possibly liked anyone else. Seeing him win championship after championship against tough competition, in the rain, from the back, with terrible Bridgestone tires and with relentless pursuit of[…]
There was a moment, when I almost decided not to go through with it. I left work early to get to the bank on time to get the certified check for her. And on cue, I reached the bank to find out that the teller I was working with that week was having a difficult[…]
all things to all men A certain set of circumstances left me alone on a weekend with just her. Although it was the tail end of spring, the weekend weather looked sunny, constant and warm. The backlog of weekend tasks at home looked daunting but uninspiring with yard work topping the list. It just seemed like[…]
The nicer the car the worse the misery is in Michigan. On my recent travels to West Virginia and New Hampshire, it was painfully evident how much curvier and graded the roads were. The plentiful potholes in Michigan were replaced with delightful nooks and crannies. Sadly, she stayed put at home in our garage and[…]
It is entirely possible that the sun will rise next morning. But you just can’t be sure. In the last few years, there has been an incredible numbing of the senses. The smells and the taste feel doctored and domesticated. Eclectic experiences float away readily, requiring me to intensely remember even just the basic details.[…]
