This guy.
I could go on and on about this guy. [Read more…]
Who taught me how to run a magazine?
I don’t remember.
That’s the second thing they teach you. [Read more…]
April Foolishness
New GBXM tradition.
Every year on April Fool’s Day, we make wild predictions—about gearhead work, life, and alignment. [Read more…]
A gearhead asked: How do you get that [ CEO ] job?
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“It’s not what you know, but WHO you know.”
But who do you really know? How do you get to know them?
And how do you know they’re even the people you need to know?
From the, You’ve Got Questions—We’ll Get You Answers Department, here’s a closer look.
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Roninisms: The Wisdom of Sam
[ originally published 06/23/11 | updated 02/06/18 ]
Whenever there is any doubt, there is no doubt. That’s the first thing they teach you.
Fort Bliss: 2 Dog Bites in 1 Summer
I’ve already mentioned living on Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas. Riding the 3-wheeler, getting bit by the same dog twice, Dad’s brand new Chevy conversion van – the one stolen/repo’d our first week in Detroit. What I didn’t mention was Fort Bliss was where my brother and I had our first run-in with a Volvo. [Read more…]
The End of GBXM?
It’s been over two months since the last time I published anything here.
Could this be the end of Gearbox Magazine?
Part of me says yes. Part says no.
Dad’s Dajiban
The second half of my first grade year took place in Seattle, Washington. I’ve never lived in a more interesting neighborhood than I did there. I asked my mom if she remembered the address so I could Google Street View the place. All she remembered was “Magnolia” and the street was “a number of some kind.” (Hey, it’s been 30 years.) [Read more…]
11 Years Later, Got Wood?
If you hadn’t noticed, I’ve shifted towards more storytelling here lately. I’m trying to post more often; working on my gearhead autobiography. [Read more…]
Seeds of a Redneck Past
(Reminder: This is a rough draft.) [Read more…]
I’ve Always Loved Cars
And airplanes. Not so much boats and motorcycles, though I’ve always admired them from a distance. Chalk it up to one of those things where you know you’d probably love it and have even less time and money to spend on yet another interest. [Read more…]
Go-Go-Gadget Gearhead!
Tracking suggests my 1975 Lesney Atlas will arrive tomorrow.
That’s my earliest gearhead memory.
I have others. [Read more…]
Preface: The Lesney Atlas
For as long as I can remember, I’ve always wanted to be a gearhead. To me, that was better than being anything else. To be a gearhead was to explore the world. [Read more…]