Category Archives: Automobiles

Car Carnage

Last week, New Yorker cartoonist William Hamilton died in a car crash. According to reports, he lost control of his car and killed himself*. As I noted when mathematician John Nash and his wife Alicia were killed, once you get … Continue reading →

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Sprite

Observed at the corner of 21st St. and Hillyer Place, NW, Dupont Circle, D.C.: The hood: Medallion: From a distance:

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Don?

Observed on 15th Street NW, between S and Swann, Dupont Circle, D.C.:

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Comet

It’s the fuzzy dice that make this awesome. Observed on Hillyer Place, NW, between 20th and 21st, Dupont Circle, D.C.: Skull: The end:

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Night Riders

Observed on 18th Street NW, between Swann and T, Dupont Circle, D.C.:

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Jeep

They don’t make ’em like this anymore (observed on Dumbarton St, between Wisconsin and 31st Streets NW, Georgetown, D.C.: The grill (with a rope bumper): Five on the floor:

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Corniche

A Rolls-Royce Corniche IV, observed at the corner of 19th and Q Streets, Dupont Circle, D.C. And, yes, it was parked illegally:

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Sally the Beetle

Observed on Dumbarton Street, between 27th and 28th Street, Georgetown, D.C.: The side: Stick shift:

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The Anti-‘Free Range’ Kids Argument One Never Hears

In the midst of all the back and forth about ‘free range’ kids (my thoughts here and here), there is one argument against the concept that is never voiced. No, it’s not ‘evildoers are going to snatch your children’ paranoia. … Continue reading →

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Midnight Cadillac

Observed at the corner of 21st and R, Dupont Circle, D.C.: The grill:

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