Sunday Salon: My Car Was Totalled–Some Literature About Cars

I have to start shopping for a new car today. On my way to work this past Friday I was rear-ended; my car totalled.  (Why does totalled mean damaged beyond repair now?  Probably comes from totally destroyed.) Traffic had stopped at a place where I don’t think it’s ever been stopped in the 13 some odd years I’ve been driving my commute.  And it’s been raining here … Continue reading Sunday Salon: My Car Was Totalled–Some Literature About Cars

Travels with Charley by John Steinbeck

I first read Travels with Charley just over 30 years ago. My mother and grandmother both said I would like it, so I looked at the back cover. I remember it said something about how John Steinbeck travelled in search of America from the coast of Maine to an orgy in Texas. “An orgy in Texas!!!” I thought. “I should read this book!!” 30 years … Continue reading Travels with Charley by John Steinbeck