OWLS HEAD TRANSPORTATION MUSEUM
WHAT A perfect time to visit Owls Head, Maine, and its Transportation Museum (http://www.ohtm.org)! The museum offers a real variety for enthusiasts of motion, with 50 cars, 28 aircraft, 14 bicycles, … Continue reading
MY BOBSLEDS
BOBSLEDDING WOULD be my ideal sport. Run for only a short distance, hop into the bobsled, go like hell and have gravity scare the bejesus out of me. Plus, I … Continue reading
GAMING NOISE
“I WON! I won!” Or maybe not. Artfully engineered responses from games—and gambling hardware—are designed to encourage continued play through what researchers call “losses disguised as wins.” This concept is … Continue reading
THE ALPS: MOUNTAINS OF PROMINENCE
THE ALPS are more impressive than the Rockies. True, both have neat scenery, wonderful roads and great touring. But in the Rockies, you’re already starting from a mile high. It’s … Continue reading
AESTHETICS OF JAPAN
IT SEEMS to me there are contrasting sides to Japanese aesthetics. The same fellow who appreciates the simplicity of rocks in carefully raked sand also derives pleasure from art forms … Continue reading
SINSHEIM AUTO & TECHNIK
THE SOUTHWESTERN German town of Sinsheim is about 50 miles northwest of Stuttgart, 22 miles southeast of Hockenheim’s Formula 1 circuit. In May 1999, I had been visiting the university … Continue reading
MARIENPLATZ
ONE OF my favorite European cities is Munich, in the south of Germany, not far from the Alps. Among other things that endear it to me, it’s the home of … Continue reading
MY INDY 500
ED CARPENTER, stepson of Tony George, has earned pole position for the 2013 Indianapolis 500. And, of course, Tony George is Indy Racing League founder, past president and CEO of … Continue reading
ILF AND PETROV’S DRIVE
THERE’S AN excellent argument against having one’s book collection in good order. Let serendipity reign. I was looking for one thing or another. I never found it, but came upon … Continue reading
LAGO DI GARDA
THE LARGEST of Italian lakes, Lago di Garda is about 1 1/2 hours east of Milan, just past Brescia (of Mille Miglia fame). The lake has an irregular hatchet shape, … Continue reading
