Old Coots need old doctors
Today’s doctors are smart, hip and well versed in the science of modern medicine. But, they’re not schooled in old coot medicine. Even those that…
Opinion
The Old Coot survives because of a memory cooperative
I belong to a shared memory cooperative. Several, actually. One of the co-ops meets once a week, on the golf course: Tom, George, Don and…
The Old Coot avoids long talkers. Sometimes.
We all have one or two of them in our lives: LONG TALKERS! If you don’t think you do, maybe it’s because you’re the long…
The Old Coot is gunna! Probably. Maybe. Probably not.
“I’m gunna!” When you hear someone say this, you need to remind yourself, it’s probably a lie. When you or I say it, it’s most…
Collector Car Corner – The legendary mail delivery trucks and a new replacement
Q: Greg, I enjoy your articles on nostalgia collector cars and trucks and wondered if you could tell me some history of the mail delivery…
The Old Coot can spot a snow job
They just keep coming! On TV! On the radio! In newspapers and magazines! An endless stream of propaganda, promises, half-truths, outright LIES! No! No! No!…
Collector Car Corner – History of AMC muscle cars and racing: three strikes you’re out and too little too late
Q: Hello Greg and I am a big AMC fan. Looking back to your younger days, do you feel Rambler and AMC built formidable muscle…
The Old Coot gets questioned
“Are you still?” It’s the start of a question that old coots like me are asked with greater frequency, as the flames on their birthday…
The Old Coot loves old clothes
We all have them, old clothes that are treasured old friends. When we put them on they make us feel good about ourselves – more…
How the Old Coot is Frosty
I wrote about a new name I’d picked up a few weeks ago. VERN! Now, I’ve been dubbed with yet another moniker, FROSTY. I guess…