I looked over my shoulder and all there was was darkness. Sheet rain was falling and the road was only slick where…
[Here we see a wild Baja Bug far outside its natural desert habitat. This vehicle was spotted in the Pennsylvania forest near the running of the STPR round of the Rally America championship. Photo Credit: Raphael Orlove]
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The loop, the Autobahn that takes you to 300, starts with a street always clogged with traffic.
I close the door and take a step back. Thick black smoke is coughing out of the back of my car, staining a pile of…
[Here are a couple mechanics hanging out and eating mangoes after work at Willets Point behind my car, yesterday. The city continues its plan to close up all these people's shops to fix up the Mets' Madoff losses.]
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