Travel in the right-hand breakdown lane is for some reason permitted on Massachusetts Route 3 between Boston and Cape Cod between the weekday hours of 3pm and 7pm. Earlier today, I happened to be driving through this portion of the route just as the appointed hour struck, and I bore immediate witness to the tragedy … Continue reading Travel in the breakdown lane
This morning I went to a small enthusiast car meet in Newburyport, Massachusetts. Most of my experience with meets like this has been at Katie's Cars and Coffee in northern Virginia, which attracts everything from new McLarens to a group of second generation Toyota MR2s to '60s Mustangs, with the newer cars dominating the numbers. … Continue reading Newburyport car meet (9/14/24)
A raging debate over bloated in-car technology continues to roil our enthusiast community. Many cars have ditched buttons almost entirely (*cough* Mk8 GTI). In a recent video, YouTube's golden boy car reviewer Doug DeMuro takes a hard line against us button-lovers and embarrasses himself in doing so. Below is a short response to his misunderstanding … Continue reading Complex technology in cars
This is the story of the cars I've owned. Since I got my first car back in 2017 and I began paying more attention to the other cars around me, I've wanted to make a genealogy of sorts of all the cars owned by my dad's side of the family going back to their immigration … Continue reading The cars I’ve owned
Ask me what I think the greatest cars ever made are. Not just my "favorites," but ones I really think represent the most powerful or admirable spirit that cars can. I have a couple "obvious" choices in there -- the Lamborghini Countach, the Ferrari Testarossa, maybe the Vector W8 for good measure. But here's the … Continue reading In praise of cheap speed
ABRA BYE-BYE, ARBOK APPRECIATE These are the words of a champion. THE champion, in fact, of the Kanto region, as of Sunday night. After the mid-game took about 10 hours, I got the last two badges and beat the Elite Four+League Champion in under six. I also caught all three legendary birds (Articuno, Zapdos, Moltres). … Continue reading Champion – Pokemon FireRed
No, there most certainly is not. I beat the 6th gym a few days ago - wait, google tells me it's actually the 7th gym that I beat, and I completely skipped the sixth one. Anyway, I have six gym badges. My most recent is from the old pyromaniac with all the quizzes on Cinnabar … Continue reading Maniacs – Pokemon FireRed
Bonjour! I am le writer of this post. I forgot how much I like the S.S. Anne segment at the beginning of 1st gen. It's a bunch of crotchety old dudes, kids running everywhere, and drunk sailors. This is precisely how I imagine a cruise in real life to be, except without all of the … Continue reading Mysterious, Blue Aura – Pokemon FireRed
A couple days ago, I was talking about Pokemon with an old friend from a coffee shop I used to work at. He's currently playing Shining Pearl, the 2021 remake of the fourth generation (Diamond/Pearl) of Pokemon that originally released in 2006. We were talking about the idea of going back and playing old Pokemon … Continue reading Prelude – Pokemon: Through the Generations
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