Writing, Photography, and the life lessons I learned from Street Academy
I’ve owned my 2017 Chevrolet Volt (“Lightning’s Girl”) for two years, and it’s a dream car. None one single stitch of trouble. Maybe a couple of check-engine lights, but nothing that wasn’t covered under the car’s PZED warranty. So … I decided it was time to add a little glow to my car. And by…
Read MoreI’ve owned my 2017 Chevrolet Volt Premier (“Lightning’s Girl”) for two years, and it is arguably the best car ever to come into my possession. And thanks to the car’s VOLTEC warranty, I’m covered for 8 years or 100,000 miles from the car’s date of manufacture. So I’ve got 15,000 miles OR one more year…
Read MoreI’ve been thinking of this a lot lately. Especially more so after my 2016 car accident where my beloved Chevrolet Cobalt SS (“The Blackbird”) was destroyed on a North Carolina highway when some schlub from an RV dropped bicycles from the back of the RV, which fell on my car, while at the same time a…
Read MoreLast Sunday, I went for a photo shoot in Vermont. I got to my location, pulled out the Rolleiflex, took the first photo – and the camera jammed. I don’t know if it’s the film inside, or the cold outside, or the Rollei’s entire side, but the trip was a waste. Ugh. No matter. On the way back from…
Read MoreI checked my car’s dashboard. There’s a chance I can make it in time, hopefully I calculated the distance. If I’m off by even a mile … this won’t work. Here I am on Broadway, driving from Albany to Menands. I’m about two miles away from Ciro’s Gentleman’s Club, an adult business on the Albany-Menands…
Read MoreLast week, I drove to Crossgates Mall to watch Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. Of the five Indiana Jones films, I’d put this at #3 on the list – below Raiders of the Lost Ark and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, and above Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and way…
Read MoreThere are four tasks that an automobile’s key fob must complete. Four simple tasks. And of late, my 2017 Chevrolet Volt Premier (“Lightning’s Girl”) is having problems with these concepts. I grab the car door handle, the car won’t unlock. I have to manually press a button on the key fob to unlock the car…
Read MoreI took my 2017 Chevrolet Volt Premier (“Lightning’s Girl”) for its New York State inspection. Naturally, everything passed with perfection. Because of course it did. Wow. I still can’t believe it’s been a year of hybrid electric vehicle ownership. A year of changing my driving patterns and expectations for a car like this. Understanding the…
Read MoreSo last week, I blogged about using a coupon at DeNooyer Chevrolet to get some discounts on an air filter, a cabin filter and a new set of windshield wiper blades. Everything was fine … until I used the windshield wipers. The passenger wipers worked fine. The driver’s-side wipers, however – didn’t work correctly. The…
Read MoreI received this coupon in the mail – it offered discounts and rebates on various items for my 2017 Chevrolet Volt Premier (“Lightning’s Girl”). Well, some new windshield wipers and a cabin filter and an air filter with discounts might be worth it – preventive maintenance and all, don’tcha know – so I scheduled an…
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