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In the twenty years I’ve been hosting Dom’s Book Club, this hasn’t happened before. A very nice woman called the show and somehow the subject of books came up. When I asked what she was currently reading, she gushed about something called Wicked and The Wallflower. I think my favorite part of the conversation was […]

When I first fired up the engine of the redesigned Mazda6, I had a momentary flashback. I was a teenager again, watching a television commercial for Mazda’s claim-to-fame at that time: a rotary engine. Don’t misunderstand; you’ll find no rotary power in the 6. The last time the company used that particular engine in a […]

A few years ago I spent about ten days in Hawaii, not for a beach vacation but rather an educational expedition. The majority of that time was spent on the Big Island, where we hiked through lava tubes, visited the Keck Observatory, and took a 3am boat ride to watch the brilliant red volcanic magma […]

Gretchen devoured this book in just a few days, and it seems she’s in good company. Kristin Hannah has quickly built a legion of followers with books that grip you with a terrific story and fascinating characters. In this novel, the setting becomes a character all its own. Set in Alaska in the 1970s, The […]

The nickname has been around for ages, but I still snicker whenever I hear the term “muscle car.” I always imagine some ripped young dude in sunglasses, cruising around with the window rolled down, his bicep pressed against the door, the other hand lightly placed at 12 o’clock, maneuvering a twisty road near the beach. […]

When most of us were kids, the cry of “Shotgun!” rang out every time your mom or dad drove you and your sibs around. Nobody wanted to ride in the back. Everybody recognized that the cool spot was up front with the grownups. But when I drove the Mercedes S450 around for a week, every […]

I was a kid who loved the old Star Trek reruns (Kirk/Spock/McCoy versions). I’d get home from school and one of the independent TV stations ran ST from 4 to 5p. It got to the point where my dad voiced his frustration that I was watching “the same damned shows over and over.” It’s true. […]

We have seen the future of driving in America, and it appears (for now) to come in three forms: Self/Auto-Driving vehicles (I’m a big fan) Sharing services (Uber/Lfyt/WhoKnowsWhatsNext) Roads and highways populated with SUVs and trucks (Ford is the first to basically throw in the towel when it comes to sedans) Let’s focus on that […]

Remember when hybrid cars were new to the market? They looked a little funny, they didn’t exactly woo you with the goodies we’ve been spoiled by over the years, and some folks were just downright scared of them. To steal a line from the old Virginia Slims commercial, you’ve come a long way, baby. Ain’t […]

Back when I was a young lad in the radio business, easily impressed by the more experienced folks around me, I had a conversation I still vividly recall. Warren was in his late 60s, a grizzled advertising man who’d made a lot of money over the years. Rumor has it he was worth a couple […]