A slice of life from the front lines of freelance writing.
Musings, tips and stories from years spent crawling through the electronic music jungle.
If it's got wheels and an engine, you'll find it in here.
Documenting the ups and downs of publishing my first graphic novel, along with my thoughts on the comic book industry.
If it didn't fit in any other category, you'll find it here.
A slice of life from the front lines of freelance writing.
Musings, tips and stories from years spent crawling through the electronic music jungle.
If it's got wheels and an engine, you'll find it in here.
Documenting the ups and downs of publishing my first graphic novel, along with my thoughts on the comic book industry.
If it didn't fit in any other category, you'll find it here.
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Advanced Driver Safety Systems Have Changed Auto Body Shops Forever
Getting into a fender bender used to be an irritating but manageable hassle. More often than not, a cracked bumper cover or a few scrapes on the paint weren’t egregious enough to take a vehicle out of commission, and one could simply ignore the cosmetic damage until it was convenient,… read more »
Chrysler’s Coolest Limousine, Built From Its Cheapest Car
When the only tool you have is a hammer, then everything around you looks like a nail. And when you’re Chrysler, and the only platform you have on the shelf is the K-Car, then everything around you looks like a LeBaron. So it went for the Pentastar’s strangest luxury gambit, in… read more »
Toyota Drinks The Hydrogen Kool-Aid At Its Own Peril
It’s a mistake to think that the road ahead looks the same for every automaker. Although nearly all other major brands have made the pivot towards an all-EV tomorrow, Toyota remains a major outlier, a company that helped pioneer the hybrid revolution but stopped short of jumping on the battery-electric bandwagon…. read more »
New Leaf Springs Killed My Jeep’s ‘Wag Sag’
Ever since I bought my 1987 Jeep Grand Wagoneer and began to modernize it, I’ve wanted to use the vintage Jeep as a tow rig for my 1978 Datsun 280Z on track days. Unfortunately, I overlooked a crucial area of my project—suspension—which put a serious damper on my towing plans. More… read more »
Comics

Why Would Someone Blog About Every Star Trek DC Comics Issue? #15 – The Beginning Of The End
The Mirror Universe saga concludes with Issue #15, “The Beginning Of The End.” At least, I think it does, because that title feels a little leading compared to the events that take place over the course of the book. (I’m blogging each and every issue of the DC Comics Star… read more »
Music BusinessView All

Retro Tape Deck Review” Jamiroquai’s ‘Traveling Without Moving’
In 2020, I made the absurd decision to spend a ridiculous amount of money refurbishing the stock cassette tape player in my 1987 Jeep Grand Wagoneer, rather than invest the same sum installing a more modern audio system. I wanted to preserve my analog memories of enjoying music in my old… read more »