drive time

Oct. 1 marks the 100th birthday of the Model T Ford. Originally priced at about $850, Tin Lizzy ushered automobiles into the mainstream and helped shape a world of $4 gas, gridlock, cheesy bumper stickers and drive-time talk radio.

Caleb Hannan with the story:

Next Thursday through Saturday, Dread will be opening for Steve “Mudflap” McGraw, a Denver drive-time radio host and comedian who’s headlining at Zanies.

Would you pay money to hear this man tell a joke?

There's plenty of reasons to stay out of your car these days. The rising cost of gas. July heat that can make the front seat of a Civic feel like the inside of a rotisserie. Bumper sticker-induced bouts of rage.

Girls and I got home from Gatlinburg - Ocoee River this afternoon.  I crashed for two hours before I could even think about looking at email, posting photos, etc.  I know I have some work to do tonight, but I’m not going to… it can wait.

Doing what I do, supporting customer networks, requires a lot of butt-time in my trusty Subaru Outback traveling around the Greater Nashville Metro area, sniffing out problems to fix. Occasionally I see something of vital interest that is granted documentation in these pages, but most of the drive time is routine and humdrum.

As we have been saying, it won’t be a “big” snow, but it might be enough to make for slippery roads tonight and for Wednesday morning’s rush hour commute. During this evening’s rush hour commute, temps will still be above freezing, with the snow arriving in Nashville towards the end of drive time. [...]

I'm part of the awesome writing team over at GearDiary lead by my friend Judie Lipsett.