As a father of three sons, I hope to have as many memorable experiences with them as possible. Some experiences I’ll observe and I’ll take part in others. Some experiences the whole family will be a part of and others will be one on one. This is one of the experiences I’m fortunate to have…
Forty years after my Porsche daydreams started, they finally became reality. There is an arctic silver, 1999 Porsche 911 (996) parked in my garage. This is the short(ish) story. Let’s be clear, this only happened because my wife got tired of my constant remarks and hints about owning a 911. So, to her my enduring…
It’s strange to think that we spent the majority of our lives four hours from each other (me in Pittsburgh, Tracy in Maryland), and yet we didn’t meet each other until we were thousands of miles from our homes. In May 1999, we were both spending our final day of traveling through Europe in the Cinque…
One of the earliest teaching moments we all share is learning from our circumstances. Did your parents encourage you to learn from life’s good and bad deals? I bet they did. By no means have I perfected the art of life’s takeaways. But, in the midst of the pandemic, a few lessons have bubbled to…
Many of us have grail watches that will some day grace our wrists. For me, the grail is the IWC Mark XVIII Petite Prince. My taste in watches is simple. I’m a flieger slash pilot slash field watch guy. From the looks of the videos on Youtube and pictures on Instagram, many of you share…
My car fascination began in the spring of 1982 at the wide-eyed age of 12. It all started with a trip to the American institution of 7-Eleven. I grew up in a house that sat one lot removed from a cul-de-sac (the turnaround). The turnaround was the neighborhood play area. My street had little traffic…
The first few months of 1988 were rough. For the most part, my hair had grown back after the boot camp buzz cut from the previous September. It had been a whirlwind from Air Force basic training to tech school to being stationed in Miami, Florida. For an 18-year old kid that had barely left…
As our Amtrak train approached the Newark station I checked our flight status – delayed. While at the check in counter fifteen minutes later, we learned the delay was four hours. A drunken passenger on the inbound flight from Europe assaulted a flight attendant. The result was a diversion to Shannon, Ireland to have the…
The link between flight and watches goes all the way back to the earliest days of flying. Our story begins with Alberto Santos-Dumont. Santos was a Brazilian aviation pioneer living in Paris in 1904. All over the world, controlled, sustained flight was being attempted. Santos realized
A solid dive watch is an essential for those pursuing an active life. Hell, you could be a desk diver that never lifts a finger in the direction of exercise. Yet, a solid dive watch will round out a collection. To be sure, you do not have to break the bank to get yourself into…