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- I was born and raised in Flint, Michigan, the Vehicle City. I grew up in an environment chock-full of working-class joie de vivre. Flint was a magical place to grow up, with its myriad factories, vibrant Cultural Center, and being steeped in car-culture. Growing up in Flint undoubtedly shaped my tendency to gravitate toward urban scenes.
![I believe there’s some truth to the adage that we often want what we don’t have, instead of appreciating what we currently possess. As an avid music collector across many […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/1967-Chevrolet-Impala-hardtop-sedan-6-CC.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1967 Chevrolet Impala – Buy You A Chevrolet")
![My taste palate, while perhaps not sophisticated, is fairly adventurous. Life in the multicultural city of Chicago has provided me with ample opportunities to sample cuisines from around the world […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Hasenpfeffer-collage-CC.jpg "Curbside Classics: Hasenpfeffer – Wild Rabbits In Des Moines")
![The month of April has traditionally brought the first consecutive days of the year in which I’ve been able to leave my windows at home cracked open. Over the past […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/2017-06-24-Saturday-1969-Pontiac-GTO-convertible-3-CC.jpg "In Motion Classic: 1969 Pontiac GTO Convertible – Fresh Air")
![I used to love working in the Sears Willis Tower, and one of my favorite things about arriving there in the morning and leaving in the afternoon was that various […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/2015-07-16-Thursday-1978-Pontiac-Grand-Prix-license-plate-CC.jpg "Curbside Outtake: 1978 Pontiac Grand Prix – Lemon-Blueberry Freeze")
![It doesn’t matter what two digits have defined my age in adulthood. Certain things and scenarios will often put me in a mental and/or emotional state similar to when I […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/011-1984-Volkswagen-Vanagon-Westfalia-CC.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1984 Volkswagen Vanagon Westfalia – The Eighties Called")
![Earlier this week, some of you might have been questioning my sanity after reading my essay on Tuesday about Illinois’ recent shelter-in-place order as I had related it to a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/004-GMC-Rally-STX-CC.jpg "Curbside Coda: c. 1987 GMC Rally STX – We’ve Gotta Rally")
![I’d like to preface this by saying that I, in no way, am attempting to make light of the current COVID-19 pandemic that continues to sweep the globe. By that […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/125-1973-75-Ford-F-Series-CC.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1973 Ford F-Series – Immobilized")
![Twenty-plus years into my insurance career, I’m accustomed to dressing the part when needed for face-to-face interactions with my business colleagues, both internal and external. This wasn’t always the case. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/002-1966-Buick-LeSabre-CC.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1966 Buick LeSabre Hardtop Sedan – Shoes Matter")
![Merriam-Webster defines “forced perspective (n.)” as “the use of any of various techniques (as in photography or architecture) to create the optical illusion that objects or people are smaller, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/016-Two-Black-Ponies-Challenger-Mustang-CC.jpg "Curbside Capsule: 2015 Dodge Challenger & 1991 Ford Mustang GT – Forced Perspective")
![It has been such a pleasure to both leave for, and arrive home from, work in this month of February bookended by there being light outside. I believe that […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/018-1965-Ford-Econoline-Heavy-Duty-CC.jpg "Curbside Capsule: 1965 Ford Econoline Heavy Duty – Longevity")
![I have recently been revisiting my last trip abroad to the beautiful country of Italy, from just over two years ago. Even though this trip occurred three calendar years […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/IMG_8591-Chrysler-PT-Cruiser-CC.jpg "Curbside Outtakes: Homegrown Chryslers In Rome")
![Buying things as a working adult has caused me to more carefully assess the idea that quality is often more important than a greater quantity of lesser goods or services […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/016-1968-Chevrolet-Chevelle-convertible-CC-Vintage-Garage.jpg "Curbside Capsule: 1968 Chevrolet Chevelle Convertible – One Treasure")
![The Buick brand is one that I hold close to my heart, as I grew up in the city in which this make had once called its world headquarters home […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/011-1981-Buick-Regal-Pace-Car-CC.jpg "Airport Classic: 1981 Buick Regal Indy 500 Pace Car – The Real McCoy")
![I live in an area of Chicago called Edgewater, which is the second-northernmost neighborhood bordering Lake Michigan within city limits. Evanston, the city just north of Chicago, is technically not […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/IMG_0081-1967-Pontiac-Tempest-GTO.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1967 Pontiac GTO – No Supplements Needed")
![I reference my parents’ 1977 Plymouth Volaré coupe a lot because that was the first car with which I had developed a love/hate relationship. My years as a toddler starting […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/004-1973-Buick-Electra-225-coupe-CC.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1973 Buick Electra 225 – Living Room")
