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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.
![(first posted 6/4/2018) Lately here at CC, there has been talk of of how effective certain aftermarket accessories designed to enhance the visual appeal of cars have been, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/287-1969-Chevrolet-Chevelle-Malibu-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1969 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu – Like Two Daggers Through My Heart")
![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&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: c. 1992 Chrysler New Yorker Fifth Avenue – Gingerbread")
![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&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1974 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Convertible – Don’t Say Goodnight Tonight")
![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&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 2008 Chrysler Sebring Convertible – Broken-Winged Bird")
![(first posted 5/17/2018) The very first definition of “steadfast” that I had found on the internet when I wrote this was “resolutely or dutifully firm and unwavering”. I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/IMG_5742-1975-Cadillac-Eldorado-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1975 Cadillac Eldorado Convertible – Steadfast")
![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&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: c. 1989 Cadillac Seville – Head In The Clouds")
![(first posted 5/10/2018) I had tried on many different hats, sometimes simultaneously, when I was becoming a young adult. It was fun to shapeshift and discover ways in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/1984-Dodge-600-ES-Turbo-1-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1984 Dodge 600 ES Turbo Convertible – Wait… Which Brother Are You, Again?")
![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&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1985 Mercury Grand Marquis LS – Nobility")
![(first posted 5/2/2018) One of my favorite weekend activities over the past few years has been participation in what I call “Exploration Saturdays”. My partner and I decided […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/IMG_5340-1963-Ford-Galaxie-500-XL-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "In-Motion Classic: 1963 1/2 Ford Galaxie 500 – On The Near-Extinction Of The Ford Passenger Car")
![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&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1996 Ford Thunderbird LX – Migration Patterns")
![(first posted 4/25/2018) What’s in a name? Often times plenty. It’s why many actors, musicians and other persons of note have been known to the world by names […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/1979-Chevrolet-Monte-Carlo-2-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1979 Chevrolet Monte Carlo – Exotic Destinations")
![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&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1998 Isuzu Hombre XS – Correct Pronunciation Is Everything")
![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&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1959 Ford Galaxie – On Becoming Stanley Roper")
![(first posted 4/11/2018) I love visiting Las Vegas as much for enjoyment of some of its many excesses as for cultural observation. It has also occurred to me that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/1970-Ford-F-250-Sport-Custom-Camper-Special-2-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "In-Motion Classic: 1970 Ford F-250 Sport Custom Camper Special – Workhorse")
![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&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: c. 1979 MG MGB – How Associations Are Formed")
