I just got the latest issue of Ultimate Northwest in my mailbox, and there’s a piece in there that I wrote about usable SUVs. I finished the article in March and had almost forgotten about it.

The March/April issue of Ultimate Northwest is on newsstands in the Portland area today, with my article “The highway, your way” on page 74. I picked eight vehicles, from a Harley to the latest Town ‘n’ Country, for taking on the great American road trip in 2008.

Last night, at the invitation of fearless AROO leader Marty Schneiderman, I gave a presentation entitled “Sports and Collector Cars in the Eco Age, or Why You Won’t Have to Give Up Your Alfa Any Time Soon” to the members of the club. Marty warmed up the crowd for me by running the regularly scheduled [...]

I never did scan in the holiday decor article I did for Ultimate Northwest; on reflection, it was a last-minute assignment that was pretty far out of my area of expertise and not my favorite article that I’ve ever written. It’s pretty good for being an automotive writer tackling ways to make your home sparkle, [...]

In the December 9 issue of Ultimate Northwest, I wrote articles on holiday decor (”Breaking out of the tinsel trap,” p. 30), toy collecting (”Kidd stuff,” p. 35), home and garden gifts (p. 72), automotive gifts (p. 80), and the return of Alfa Romeo to the U.S. market in 2009 (”Alfa’s alpha car,” p. 107).
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My next article for the NY Times, on the National Electric Drag Racing Association, is on the schedule for November 25, and the issue of Ultimate Northwest with several articles by me will be out December 9, it seems.

It only seems like I haven’t been working. I’ve actually been busy working on weekly auto reviews for Izmo Autos, a couple of articles in the November/December issue of Ultimate Northwest, and a book editing project. As soon as I have clips, I’ll post them to that page and stick a post up here on [...]