14,000 miles

200 friends

48 days

one car

one life

Day 32: The Death of Roxy

Since we are in Roxy’s homeland, aka Ford Country, it only made sense to visit our pal Scott Monty and the rest of the crew at the Ford World Headquarters. While I plan on writing about the entire visit, I feel the need to first share with you the most disturbing moment of our trip to date. Keep in mind that this moment beats out Chris and my almost breakup, Dutch the Horny Dog, and the nose-breathing coffee house stalker. [...]

Part of the Ford Family

Dear Chris and Jaime,

When I heard that you were getting one of the American Idol’s Ford Fusions, I couldn’t believe it.  I watched American Idol last year and this year.  I saw this year’s episode when David Cook (last year’s winner) gave Kris Allen and Adam Lambert keys to their Ford Fusion.  I don’t know [...]

Say Nice Things About Detroit

When I was a kid growing up on the west side of Michigan, Detroit was considered evil. It was big, it was crowded, the people were mean, and the sports teams sucked. Far worse, Detroit was a genuinely dangerous place, with carjackings, rampant arson, crack, Lions and Tigers, and indiscriminate murders. Since then, things have [...]

Day 31: Cohabitation Station

My mom is the oldest of six kids, including a few Irish twins. They’re scattered all over the US, in California, Oregon, and New Mexico, with their kids even further afield in New York, Massachusetts, and Washington. The only holdouts in the Michigan homeland are my mom and her sister [...]