As in “he’s losing his marbles.” Speaking of marbles, I did have a small collection of them when I was young. I don’t recall ever actually playing the game of Marbles, but I loved the way the glass spheres looked.
Would it be weird if someone about six months shy of his 65th birthday bought some marbles? Does it matter if it is?
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My (i)ncomparable niece sent me this hysterical photo.
The axiom that begins, “When one door closes…” is–to me–a crock. The implication is that the universe always balances out, that people always get what they deserve. NFW…
Switching to the original raison d’être for this blog, buying any car comes with risk. Buying a new car somewhat mitigates that risk in that the vast majority of repairs will not create any out-of-pocket costs, but the time and aggravation associated with car issues can be very stress-inducing regardless of cost. “It is only when machines fail that they remind us how powerful they are.” – Clive James
Of course, people who race cars–either professionally or not–might disagree with James’ comment as it applies to automobiles. I still stand by the remark, though.
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I have become a “Board Member” of Everyday Driver through a Patreon membership. In the past week or so I have been re-watching the episodes that originally aired on Velocity/Motor Trend (through Amazon Prime) and realized just how much I enjoy the work of Todd Deeken and Paul Schmucker. I decided to help ensure that new content continues to be created, even though new episodes no longer air on Motor Trend. (I have also realized how much my enjoyment of Motor Trend programming has declined. Except for occasionally watching Mecum Auctions, I do not watch the channel, anymore.)
While my ownership of the 2016 Corvette Z06 ended badly, most of the tenure was a good thing. In no small way I was influenced to buy such a car by the Everyday Driver episode where the two hosts drove a Carbon 65 edition of the Corvette.
My intense interest in the Supra stems in no small way from how much Deeken and Schmucker love the car. My test driving the car–twice–would probably not have happened without the endorsement of the two hosts.
Deeken (right) and Schumucker (left) have been producing Everyday Driver since 2007. Both are real car guys. In fact, Schmucker graduated with honors from the Transportation Design program at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California.
While absent a membership the easiest way to watch the show is via a minion of The Evil Empire (AKA Guck Foogle), TouYube, if you are a car person–and many readers are–then I recommend watching an episode or two. My two favorite episodes both aired on Motor Trend: Million Dollar Bargain (Season 8, Episode 1) and Inspiration (Season 10, Episode 1).
One reason I like the show is that both hosts share my approach to cars, and to life, actually. They seek balance. They like fast cars, but they both think that trying to get as much horsepower out of your car as possible is almost always about bragging rights and not about usage.
They like cars that look good and drive well. The two of them, Deeken in particular, talk about judging a car by the way it drives and not by the badge on the front. Schmucker is a bit of a Germanophile when it comes to cars, although he–like Deeken–preferred the Kia Stinger to a BMW [a 4-series?] in the Season 3 episode, The Alternative.
Below are two “relevant” photos. The first is the pic I have used as my Everyday Driver avatar and the second is the car that beckons, whose siren song I first heard on the show.
Like I keep writing, March isn’t that far away. As I have also written, I very much enjoyed owning and driving two cars–one a coupe and the other a convertible–but the Mustang GT and the Maserati Gran Turismo convertible were just not the right cars.
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