CBWC: Anything with Motors or Engines From miniature Robbie the Robot to a hoisted Prowler, old and new – and all in living black and white.
Cars and Trucks
BAD BEHAVIOR TRUMPS RACE, CREED AND GENDER – GARRY ARMSTRONG
What our angry world does not need is even more pointless intolerance. There’s no excuse for not using a modicum of civility when dealing with others, especially in the workplace. It doesn’t matter how bad a day you’ve had. Do… Read More ›
ALL THINGS ELECTRIC ARE GREEN?
Some people can afford an electric car. We can’t. That’s my starting point and probably my conclusion, too. For us, it’s a non-choice. Even if they made the cars cheap enough to buy, I’m not sure I’d buy one and… Read More ›
WHAT WOULD STEVE McQUEEN HAVE DONE?
It must be payback. Karma, hubris, or both. For more than 30 years, I drove a succession of fully loaded convertibles with Steve McQueen in my brain. Once, I was racing to a story in the dead of night when… Read More ›
WHEELS WITHIN WHEELS – B & W
CBWC: Anything with wheels So many wheels in so many places! In living black and white, many wheels.
HOW AMERICA LOST ITSELF
We had lofty pretensions when we created the United States. Despite that, we had lunch with the devil and included slavery to soothe the south and more than a little to also soothe the north. The importation and sale of… Read More ›
WHERE’S MY STUFF, PART TWO – RICH PASCHALL
The Workforce Dilemma, by Rich Paschall If you were following the national news at all last year, you may have noticed that Secretary Of Transportation Pete Buttigieg (aka Mayor Pete), was traveling the country promoting the infrastructure bill. He spent… Read More ›
FAMILY ROAD TRIP!
“Shut up. Can’t you kids ever stop squabbling back there? I’m going to put both of you on a time out, I swear I am.” “But MOM, he TOUCHED ME!” “Loretta, I am going to touch you. Then you’ll have… Read More ›
UPDATING THE CAR’S COMPUTER
I thought it was bad enough having to update all my computers, devices, and the phone, but today we had to have the car updated. They found a transmission glitch and now apparently the car will run more smoothly, but… Read More ›
THE OLD FIRE TRUCK
CBWC: Fire Prevention Uxbridge’s Number 2 pumping fire engine was put out to pasture before we moved here. I’m guessing that would be about 25 years ago. For 15 of those years, it sat in an empty field across from… Read More ›
CBWC: YOU CAN DRIVE IT
CBWC: Things to Drive I was just wondering if driving including flying? I’m not sure. What do you think?
LARGE TOYS FOR PLAYFUL GROWNUPS
A Photo a Week Challenge: Really Big Toys I think, speaking of tractors, our 1927 Fordson tractor has become a garden decoration. It’s a really BIG garden decoration because we could not find parts to rebuild it. It does look very… Read More ›
OLD STUFF IN BLACK AND WHITE
A Photo a Week Challenge: Weathered Photographers love old rusty vehicles and old weathered wood. I have an old tractor that’s a favorite piece for photography. I consider it art. Other people consider it trash. Not everyone thinks my aging tractor… Read More ›
NO NEW CAR
All photos by Garry Armstrong Let me begin by saying there’s nothing wrong with our car. It’s six years old, but has only 35,000 miles on it. Doesn’t have any dents, scratches, or funny noises coming out of the engine…. Read More ›
FIVE THINGS I DON’T MISS ABOUT COMMUTING
5 Things that you miss about your daily commute. I contemplated leaving this page blank because there is nothing I miss about commuting. I did tens of thousands of miles of long distance commuting. Audiobooks were an outgrowth of the… Read More ›
MOMENTS TO REMEMBER – GARRY ARMSTRONG
So, I pull into the parking lot of our little Supermarket, bank, pizza, Chinese food parking lot. I was there for two simple reasons: 1) To deposit a check at the bank, and 2) to pick up some prescriptions at… Read More ›
SERENDIPITY: SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 