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Oct 8
I Got the Lovesick Blues
8 October 2024 I Got the Lovesick Blues Music by Cliff Friend, with lyrics by Irving Mills I got a feeling called the blues Oh, Lord,...
Jul 24
Summer Driving Destinations
24 July 2024 On Saturday, 20 July, I decided to get out of the house and go for a spin, somewhere. I specifically wanted to take my...
Jun 20
Wheels of THE DAWN
Summer 2024 One of the more intriguing and interesting aspects of THE DAWN is the automotive world of the 1930s and 1940s. The...
May 2
Ready to Roll
May 2024 The More I See You Music by Harry Warren, with lyrics by Mack Gordon; French translation by Debra Milligan Each time I look at...
Apr 25
The KZAP Cat
April 2024 The KZAP Cat When Did This Happen? I try not to be Out of It. But since I’m never really In It, the effort is what the French...
Feb 3
Riding Shotgun - The Posse
3 February 2024 During the era of the Wild West in America, the guy who rode in the seat on top of the coach, to the left of the...
Oct 28, 2023
Sentimental Journey
November 2023 Sentimental Journey Music by Les Brown and Ben Homer, with lyrics by Bud Green; I’m gonna take a sentimental journey Gonna...
Jun 4, 2022
Around the Bend
4 June 2022 The Big Bend “Muse-mobile” has journeyed home! A trip to the Bay Area was necessary for us to pick up the 2022 Ford Bronco,...
May 18, 2022
The Green Hornet
18 May 2022 Yestermorn, I was shown the photo of my Ford Bronco coming off the assembly line. “The Green Hornet,” I gasped. Now, I’ve not...
Apr 18, 2022
Welcome to Pep Boys
18 April 2022 The Summer of 1999 was exactly one year after the Milligans moved to the country fixer-upper in Newcastle from the brand...
Feb 25, 2022
Welcome to Ice Mountain
25 February 2022 Ice Mountain is the name given to the expansive storage lot adjacent to the Michigan Assembly Plant (MAP) in Wayne. The...
Dec 9, 2021
Calendar Bronco
9 December 2021 On Monday, 6 December, Mr. Milligan received — in the mail — the Official Bronco 2022 Calendar. The mailer box states:...
Nov 20, 2021
Black Flag Day
20 November 2021 Last week, Dear Husband pulled, out of a delivered mailing box, a flag. The Bronco flag, to be specific. “Why is it...
Oct 14, 2021
Area 51
14 October 2021 I have been on record about my thoughts on buying a vehicle with a paint color named “Area 51.” Under no circumstance can...
Sep 3, 2021
Escape from Dirt Mountain
3 September 2021 No, I am not talking about my back yard, now that my dirt acreage has been minimally but aesthetically and wonderfully...
Aug 10, 2021
Shaking the Blues Away
10 August 2021 A 2021 Ford Bronco By Any Color Other Than Blue — Is now your 2022 Ford Bronco. The car enthusiasts in America are shaking...
Jul 4, 2021
The Chevy Impala
Independence Day 2021 A large part of the rollicking fun of watching Seasons 3-5, the 1962-1965 episodes of the TV Western Bonanza is: ...
Jun 26, 2021
Canned Cactus Gray
Late June 2021 I like to keep up-to-date on the progress of my Bronco, along with Corporate Non-Credibility. Since I’ve decided on a...
May 31, 2021
The Big Bend: Muse-Mobile
Memorial Day 2021 My Muse decided sometime last summer that I need a new vehicle, a Muse-Mobile that will amuse me! In NORTHSTAR, my...
Jul 1, 2019
Summer Driving Lessons
July 2019 Sure, It’s Eggy . . . The automobile and I have a fairly tortured history. And, in all fairness to myself, it wasn’t a one-way...
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