- Description
- I'm an ex-English teacher in the process of fleeing Japan. I'm married to a wonderful Japanese women and we have three absurdly attractive kids all spaced two and a half years apart from each other (the oldest is five and you should be old enough to do the math from there).
![(first posted 8/8/2015) That, way back there in the distance, is the Mackinac Bridge. First, let’s get the measurements out of the way before we get a little closer to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Mackinac-bridge.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "The Mackinac Bridge – A Bridge To Somewhere")
![Part of me wonders if the Mazda Premacy is the perfect car. It’s a respectable cargo hauler. When you trade in that cargo capacity for seats, it’s a reasonably […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/DSC_1567.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL: 2006 Mazda Premacy (Mazda 5) – The “It’s A Good Size” Minivan")
![This is a 2003 Subaru Impreza 1.5 I’s Sport. The 1.5 means it had the 1.5 liter boxer four underhood, but I have no idea who “I” is or why […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/EJ15.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL: 2003 Subaru Impreza 1.5 I’s Sport – Adventures in JDM Land, Part 2")
![I have one very distinct memory from my first semester as an assistant language teacher in Japan. On a sunny, beautiful afternoon in early summer before the heat and humidity […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/8th_generation_Mitsubishi_Minica.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL: Mitsubishi Minica – Vehicular Hopelessness")
![I’ve thought long and hard about what kind of article I wanted to write about our Outback. The grayish-greenish-blueish station wagon/SUV-thing was supposed to be our family car for the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/16-020.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL: 2002 Subaru Outback – But You Were The Chosen One!")
![I have a bit of an unusual relationship with cars. A 1997 Hyundai Accent sedan is the most romantic car I’ve ever owned, and this one is the most exciting. Yes, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/CIMG0449.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL: 1993 Subaru Impreza L: The Allure of the Pleiades")
![Just because a car does not have a soul of its own does not mean that you can’t tell when the people behind the car are mailing it in/working just […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Cherokee-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL: 1991 Jeep Cherokee Laredo and 1998 Nissan 200SX SE – The Icon and the Poser")
![A while ago somewhere on the internet, someone put forth the idea that cars do not have souls. They’re just metal and plastic and fabric or whatever mushed together […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Hyundai-1996-_accent_sedan_base_fq_oem_1_500.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL: 1997 Hyundai Accent – The Unlikely Romantic")
