TAKE THAT, ROBERT DOWNEY, JR.!

Posted by on Aug 23, 2007 in Wheedle in my Rearview | 2 comments

In Massachusetts, however, you would simply rocket off the first highway and, without decreasing your speed in the slightest, shoot blindly into the whirling, deadly traffic of The Rotary - which we now refer to as “The Killin’ Wheel” - and then aim your car at the exit spoke, put the pedal to the metal, and hope for the best.

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THE THREE COMPLAINTS OF JASON TOEWS

Posted by on Aug 22, 2007 in Wheedle in my Rearview | 1 comment

I have come to believe that the resident in Unit 73 - in clear violation of Regency Park Community Association policy - is operating a breeding and training facility for Mexican fighting dogs, or else some kind of long-term boarding kennel for incontinent llamas.

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MAX AND JASON: DAYS 9 AND 10

Posted by on Aug 19, 2007 in Travel, Wheedle in my Rearview | 1 comment

On our journey across these United States, Max and I drove over 3600 miles. Now, if Max hadn’t drifted off onto I-94, that number would be about 250 miles lower, but still: That’s quite a drive.

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MAX AND JASON: DAY 8

Posted by on Aug 16, 2007 in Travel, Wheedle in my Rearview | 1 comment

If you plan on staying at the Courtyard Marriott in Washington, D.C., make sure you request the “adult-size” sheets. Otherwise, they may give you the baby sheets.

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MAX AND JASON: DAY 7

Posted by on Aug 14, 2007 in Travel, Wheedle in my Rearview | 2 comments

Like Harvey Keitel in “Bad Lieutenant” I wanted to bust a cap in that damn radio’s ass, but I kept my service revolver holstered and we eventually arrived in Washington, D.C.

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MAX AND JASON: DAY 6

Posted by on Aug 9, 2007 in Travel, Wheedle in my Rearview | 3 comments

“I will not eat at any restaurant that urges me to visit their ‘World Famous Gravy Bar’.”

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MAX AND JASON: DAY 5

Posted by on Aug 8, 2007 in Travel, Wheedle in my Rearview | 1 comment

So we sped into Chicago singing along to Led Zeppelin- “Goin’ to Chicago... Going to Chicago... Sorry but I can't take you...” which is probably like some life goal of mine that I hadn’t realized before.

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MAX AND JASON: DAYS 3 AND 4

Posted by on Aug 7, 2007 in Travel, Wheedle in my Rearview | 1 comment

Somebody is doing a brisk business selling embroidered patches which read “Helmet Laws Suck”.

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