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Category: auto culture

Old and New

Which one is better? Character? Or, class? Who knows…it’s all invented anyway. Who’s it for? What’s it for? Good questions … More

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Simple

Most problems don’t start off complicated. It’s the solutions which become complex. Perhaps we’re trying to solve for too much … More

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One Up

The question is…which one? Who gets preference? Which problem is solved first? Where should our attention be given? Choose one. … More

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I Was There

Part of our legacy, perhaps an important part, is where we’ve been, what we’ve experienced. And, who with. Our story … More

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Under Pressure

It’s a daily drip, mounting one after the other. This is the pressure we feel because it occurs to us. … More

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Harmony

The best chance for work to be productive is for the pieces to fit together as designed. All it takes … More

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DIY

A big part of discovery and learning is doing things yourself. There’s no substitute for personal experience. Of course, it … More

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Aged

She’s older, wiser. She’s seen some things. She’d be worth talking with if we had the chance. Seek out those … More

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Nostalgia

What stories come to mind? Which images? How does it make us feel? Do we have an emotional connection? Or, … More

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Polished

Polished isn’t necessarily just to show off. Polish requires effort and skill. And, adding it implies care, intention and purpose. … More

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Symbolic

Symbols are a signal for our beliefs, values, hopes and dreams. They can represent our past, present and future. What’s … More

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Exhausting

There are different forms of exhaustion. One is from giving our all, leaving it all out there, holding nothing back … More

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Power

More power is generally a good thing in machinery, phasers and drag racing. But, it can also work against us. … More

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Models

Variants are important when we’re trying to be specific, to serve someone vs. everyone. We can’t show up the same … More

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Simple

What does it look like when we peel back the layers? Sometimes, it’s more simple than we imagined.

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Utility

Transportation is rarely just about utility. There’s a story we tell ourselves about how we’d like to show up, be … More

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Uncomfortable

We can’t see around the next bend. But, we keep driving. We can’t know how our day at work is … More

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Vintage

Vintage is more than old. It’s a tie to our past. And usually, something worth savoring. Comfort comes in many … More

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Badge

When is it worthy of our mark? What standards need to be upheld? What values? We get to place the … More

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Relatively

The wheels are small…until we find some smaller. How far do we need to go, to stretch the limit? When … More

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