The Cuda Chronicles

John was helping his friend, Linda, across the street with her rummage sale when he saw Plum Crazy. Being the car guy that he is, he walked over, knocked on my door, and asked to take a closer look. “You don’t see many of these anymore,” he said while gazing at the Cuda and then …

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Josh and I have been friends for 17 years, back when YouTube and Reddit were launched, and Starbucks only had 10,000 stores (fun fact, as of January 2022, there are 34,317 Starbucks stores worldwide). We worked at Harley-Davidson together—he still does—and shared a cubicle for four years. That means we were side-by-side for nine hours …

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One of the things I love most about traveling is connecting with people along the way. As I walked past this gentleman playing the blues on the streets in Louisville, I was drawn in by the heart he put into his music. He LOVES it. He sways to the beat, smiles, with eyes closed while …

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