Unaware of the severity of the storms on the horizon, two men and a dog set out on harrowing car trip from Chicago to New York City.
This past Sunday my father-in-law turned 71. He used to be (and quite possibly I will get this wrong) a Formula Four racer and has always had a thing for cars. In planning for this birthday, he found a Groupon for an exotic-car driving experience at the Autobahn Country Club
21 I'm still not sure quite how I managed it, but I somehow talked my parents into giving me the family van for two weeks that spring, two long weeks that stretched into three. It was my best friend Tim and me-- we'd been missionaries together
One of Chicago's great selling points as a "livable" city is its alleys. Unlike New Yorkers, Chicagoans can stash their smelly garbage bins out back and keep them off the sidewalks. If they're lucky enough to have a garage, like we do, they don&
It's been almost three weeks since we moved into our new apartment, but I remember it like it was ... well, twenty days ago. Things were going great. Three strong men had made short work of our boxes, which were now stacked neatly in the truck. █████ and her mother
█████ and I bought a 2000 Honda Accord LX early this afternoon. Less than three hours later, there was a boot on the left front tire. Chicago.
█████ and I have started seeing a personal trainer—and boy are my arms tired! (Bah-dum!) Of the many factors prodding us toward car ownership, this is the one that finally pushed us over the edge. It's an hour each way on the bus, with at least one transfer,
No, not in the sense that we're running back to New York City with our tails between our legs. But we are going to become car owners for the first time in 13 and 15 years, respectively. It stings.
If you visit Chicago by car, please note that it is illegal to fail to display a front license plate. If you drive a car like the one we occasionally borrow from the in-laws, souped up with a special turbo grille in front that doesn't allow for a
After the various indignities of the day and long night, some of which were heaped upon me by others, some of which I heaped upon myself, I was finally on my way home from work last night at 2:15 am when the cab I was riding in stopped in
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