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![My grandparents had owned a Fifth Avenue in the mid-’80s. It had seemed like a significant upgrade from their navy-colored 1980 LeBaron sedan, but even as a kid, I could […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/53042182584_51c9eefe77_o-1992-Chrysler-New-Yorker-Fifth-Avenue-for-CC-edit.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: c. 1992 Chrysler New Yorker Fifth Avenue – Gingerbread")
Curbside Musings: c. 1992 Chrysler New Yorker Fifth Avenue – Gingerbread
Posted on June 4, 2024 | 52 CommentsMy grandparents had owned a Fifth Avenue in the mid-’80s. It had seemed like a significant upgrade from their navy-colored 1980 LeBaron sedan, but even as a kid, I could […] -
![During my early music collecting days as a college student, I had purchased a compilation disc of mostly ’70s output from Paul McCartney, including work with his band Wings. This […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/024-1974-Chevrolet-Corvette-Stingray-Roadster-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1974 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Convertible – Don’t Say Goodnight Tonight")
Curbside Musings: 1974 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Convertible – Don’t Say Goodnight Tonight
Posted on May 28, 2024 | 30 CommentsDuring my early music collecting days as a college student, I had purchased a compilation disc of mostly ’70s output from Paul McCartney, including work with his band Wings. This […] -
![I was in the third grade when my classmate and neighborhood friend, Amy, and I had found a couple of bright blue robin’s eggs outside that appeared to have been […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/001-2008-Chrysler-Sebring-Convertible-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 2008 Chrysler Sebring Convertible – Broken-Winged Bird")
Curbside Musings: 2008 Chrysler Sebring Convertible – Broken-Winged Bird
Posted on May 21, 2024 | 24 CommentsI was in the third grade when my classmate and neighborhood friend, Amy, and I had found a couple of bright blue robin’s eggs outside that appeared to have been […] -
![I’ve been thinking a lot this year about mindfulness, intentionality, and being present. In a recent essay I had written about a ’59 Ford Galaxie, I had touched on the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_6625-1988-91-Cadillac-Seville-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: c. 1989 Cadillac Seville – Head In The Clouds")
Curbside Musings: c. 1989 Cadillac Seville – Head In The Clouds
Posted on May 14, 2024 | 36 CommentsI’ve been thinking a lot this year about mindfulness, intentionality, and being present. In a recent essay I had written about a ’59 Ford Galaxie, I had touched on the […] -
![I didn’t really know what a “marquis” was until I looked up the definition. Why would or should I know this? There has never been any such title in the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/015-1985-Mercury-Grand-Marquis-LS-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1985 Mercury Grand Marquis LS – Nobility")
Curbside Musings: 1985 Mercury Grand Marquis LS – Nobility
Posted on May 7, 2024 | 84 CommentsI didn’t really know what a “marquis” was until I looked up the definition. Why would or should I know this? There has never been any such title in the […] -
![Birds have been increasingly visible in my neighborhood this spring, and I’m thrilled. The day of this writing, I had just returned from the local grocery store and had passed […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/010-1996-Ford-Thunderbird-LX-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1996 Ford Thunderbird LX – Migration Patterns")
Curbside Musings: 1996 Ford Thunderbird LX – Migration Patterns
Posted on April 30, 2024 | 44 CommentsBirds have been increasingly visible in my neighborhood this spring, and I’m thrilled. The day of this writing, I had just returned from the local grocery store and had passed […] -
![I’ve written plenty about having grown up in Flint, Michigan and my decades spent in beautiful Chicago, but there are entire chapters in between that were written in the Sunshine […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/025-1998-Isuzu-Hombre-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1998 Isuzu Hombre XS – Correct Pronunciation Is Everything")
Curbside Musings: 1998 Isuzu Hombre XS – Correct Pronunciation Is Everything
Posted on April 23, 2024 | 43 CommentsI’ve written plenty about having grown up in Flint, Michigan and my decades spent in beautiful Chicago, but there are entire chapters in between that were written in the Sunshine […] -
![This past March marked the first month since August of 2012 in which I had returned to my hometown of Flint, Michigan twice. Last month was bookended by two trips, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/IMG_20240211_110207805-1959-Ford-Fairlane-500-Galaxie-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1959 Ford Galaxie – On Becoming Stanley Roper")
Curbside Musings: 1959 Ford Galaxie – On Becoming Stanley Roper
Posted on April 16, 2024 | 42 CommentsThis past March marked the first month since August of 2012 in which I had returned to my hometown of Flint, Michigan twice. Last month was bookended by two trips, […] -
![I had recently compared a ’97 Olds Achieva with my experience of having attended a gifted elementary school from grades two through six. My early education began, however, in a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/049-Yellow-MG-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: c. 1979 MG MGB – How Associations Are Formed")
Curbside Musings: c. 1979 MG MGB – How Associations Are Formed
Posted on April 9, 2024 | 53 CommentsI had recently compared a ’97 Olds Achieva with my experience of having attended a gifted elementary school from grades two through six. My early education began, however, in a […] -
![I really enjoy meeting and getting to know my friends’ children, many of whom are now young adults. These sons and daughters often remind me of their parents, my peers, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/006-1990-Pontiac-Bonneville-LE-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1990 Pontiac Bonneville LE – The Cool Adult")
Curbside Musings: 1990 Pontiac Bonneville LE – The Cool Adult
Posted on April 2, 2024 | 43 CommentsI really enjoy meeting and getting to know my friends’ children, many of whom are now young adults. These sons and daughters often remind me of their parents, my peers, […] -
![The model names of Oldsmobile’s muscle cars had always confused me just a little bit. The naming of similar models from other makes didn’t seem all that cerebral. I could […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/009-1984-Oldmobile-Hurst-Olds-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "In-Motion Classic: 1984 Oldsmobile Hurst/Olds – Out Of The Mist")
In-Motion Classic: 1984 Oldsmobile Hurst/Olds – Out Of The Mist
Posted on March 26, 2024 | 53 CommentsThe model names of Oldsmobile’s muscle cars had always confused me just a little bit. The naming of similar models from other makes didn’t seem all that cerebral. I could […] -
![It was November of 2011, and I was back home in Flint as one of many featured artists participating in one of the downtown art walks held regularly on the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/001-2004-Buick-Rendezvous-CX-2WD-for-CC-edit-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 2004 Buick Rendezvous – Meetup With A Deer")
Curbside Musings: 2004 Buick Rendezvous – Meetup With A Deer
Posted on March 19, 2024 | 45 CommentsIt was November of 2011, and I was back home in Flint as one of many featured artists participating in one of the downtown art walks held regularly on the […] -
![Sometimes an essay topic drops right into my lap, and this was one of those days. This marks the third appearance of this black ’93 Mustang GT at CC, after […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_20240211_094114723-2006-1993-Ford-Mustangs-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 2006 Ford Mustang V6 & 1993 Ford Mustang GT – Generation Gap")
Curbside Musings: 2006 Ford Mustang V6 & 1993 Ford Mustang GT – Generation Gap
Posted on March 12, 2024 | 22 CommentsSometimes an essay topic drops right into my lap, and this was one of those days. This marks the third appearance of this black ’93 Mustang GT at CC, after […] -
![I attended one of Flint, Michigan’s elementary schools for the academically gifted, starting in the second grade. Lest anyone take that as a humble-brag, I want to be clear that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/044-1997-Oldsmobile-Achieva-SL-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1997 Oldsmobile Achieva SL – Gifted?")
Curbside Musings: 1997 Oldsmobile Achieva SL – Gifted?
Posted on March 5, 2024 | 67 CommentsI attended one of Flint, Michigan’s elementary schools for the academically gifted, starting in the second grade. Lest anyone take that as a humble-brag, I want to be clear that […] -
![I sat down to write this on Groundhog Day, February 2nd, which fell on a Friday this year. I wouldn’t have noticed or paid attention to the occasion were it […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/IMG_20180211_151400-1994-Dodge-Shadow-crop-2-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1994 Dodge Shadow – Groundhog Day")
Curbside Musings: 1994 Dodge Shadow – Groundhog Day
Posted on February 27, 2024 | 31 CommentsI sat down to write this on Groundhog Day, February 2nd, which fell on a Friday this year. I wouldn’t have noticed or paid attention to the occasion were it […]
