Set out to do a Flying Dog Fear the Pumpkin review.... Kind of did that, but also go something much better that may have to become a regular thing..... BEER CHAT!!
I currently drive a 2017 Ford Fiesta ST. When looking back at the history of cars I’ve owned and driven, it’s probably objectively the best car I’ve ever had. I could go on about why, but it would just be one of thousands of other “slow car fast” articles combined with, used car guy owns a newer car for the first time, so I’ll spare you. Despite being the best car I’ve owned, I often find myself longing for past cars that are in many ways objectively worse. The 2 I miss the most are of course, my baby, the 1994 Acura Integra LS that is my online namesake, and the 1995 DSM I owned a few years after the Integra. Lately I’ve been trying to figure out why this is. Were they better cars than I realized and I just wanted the latest and greatest, failing to realize what I had? Is the Fiesta not really all that great? The more I thought about it, the more I realized, there was one difference m...
It's been a WHILE! The year, 2026. Gone are the blog days, and even vlog days, we are now in the thick of the "short form" era. At the start of this year there were online jokes that 2026 was going to be 2016 all over again. The mannequin challenge along with other memes and challenges of the time resurged for a little while. I brushed it off, but as I was looking through my Google Drive and came across this... I think I may embrace this. I think I'm going to bring back blogging for 2026! I'd love to bring back vlogging too, but being realistic, I just don't think I have the time to do all of that, although I do love it. So even though it's the end of Feb, welcome to 2026, the year of the BLOG!!
If you've followed any of my social or YouTube channel, you'd know that one of the highlights of my year is attending the Washington Auto Show every January. Well, during the one week the show was in town, we had a snowstorm, and it was an already busy week at work. I had the week planned perfectly, including a day to go to the eye doctor and then the car show. Unfortunately, I couldn't change everything around and ended up missing the show. So, the one sure video I make per year for YouTube won't be happening. Maire suggested attending another show, and I may, but the new car shows are different than a lot of other shows. I looked into the Philly auto show, and even the Chicago auto show, I never realized that they’re all clustered around the same time of year. The Philly show was only a week later so I couldn’t make that happen in time. Maybe I’ll get to Carlisle or just set a goal to attend a few different Cars & Coffee e...