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Curbside Classics Archives
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![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")
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&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&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&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&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&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&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&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&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 […] -
![I was involved in several acting programs in my formative years, with those opportunities available to me by living in a city with a vibrant cultural center. In addition to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/006-2015-Ferrari-California-T-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 2015 Ferrari California T – The Drama")
Curbside Musings: 2015 Ferrari California T – The Drama
Posted on February 20, 2024 | 21 CommentsI was involved in several acting programs in my formative years, with those opportunities available to me by living in a city with a vibrant cultural center. In addition to […] -
![Ice cream shops and classic vehicles go together like chocolate chips and cookies. The most recent instance of my spotting such a combo was this past August while in Lexington, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/330-1956-Pontiac-Chieftain-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1956 Pontiac Chieftain Catalina Hardtop – Sweet Treat")
Curbside Musings: 1956 Pontiac Chieftain Catalina Hardtop – Sweet Treat
Posted on February 13, 2024 | 37 CommentsIce cream shops and classic vehicles go together like chocolate chips and cookies. The most recent instance of my spotting such a combo was this past August while in Lexington, […] -
![The day I sat down to write this, it was literally one degree Fahrenheit (-17 Celsius) outside at that very moment, with a predicted high of 5F (-15C). Maybe it […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/IMG_1430-1966-Chevrolet-Impala-SS-convertible-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1966 Chevrolet Impala Super Sport Convertible – Fire")
Curbside Musings: 1966 Chevrolet Impala Super Sport Convertible – Fire
Posted on February 6, 2024 | 20 CommentsThe day I sat down to write this, it was literally one degree Fahrenheit (-17 Celsius) outside at that very moment, with a predicted high of 5F (-15C). Maybe it […] -
![One piece of advice I wish I could give my younger self is that having “cool” friends is overrated. By “cool”, I mean in the image-conscious sense of the word […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/031-1983-Honda-Accord-hatchback-for-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1983 Honda Accord Hatchback – Stealthy & Studious")
Curbside Musings: 1983 Honda Accord Hatchback – Stealthy & Studious
Posted on January 30, 2024 | 29 CommentsOne piece of advice I wish I could give my younger self is that having “cool” friends is overrated. By “cool”, I mean in the image-conscious sense of the word […] -
![Long before I had enrolled in drivers’ training as a teenager, I had gotten my first taste of piloting a motorized land vehicle behind the wheel of a go-kart at […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/2010-08-25-Wednesday-Playland-entrance.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: Playland Park – The Drive To Drive")
Curbside Musings: Playland Park – The Drive To Drive
Posted on January 23, 2024 | 25 CommentsLong before I had enrolled in drivers’ training as a teenager, I had gotten my first taste of piloting a motorized land vehicle behind the wheel of a go-kart at […] -
![I love penguins. It’s hard to pinpoint when this might have started. I do remember having owned and shared a children’s record on which the positive characteristics of various birds, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/009-1967-Ford-Thunderbird-Gentoo-penguins-for-thumbnail.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Musings: 1967 Ford Thunderbird Coupe – A Different Kind Of Bird")
Curbside Musings: 1967 Ford Thunderbird Coupe – A Different Kind Of Bird
Posted on January 16, 2024 | 63 CommentsI love penguins. It’s hard to pinpoint when this might have started. I do remember having owned and shared a children’s record on which the positive characteristics of various birds, […]
