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Looking for A Combi

12 Jan

I’m not actually looking for a Combi. It’s just a word that I really like. I am not sure if it is a German word or a British English word. I can say it is used on German websites.

It is such a great word. I was thinking of a friend of mine who drives a Subaru. Or last time I talked to him he did. It is at least 5 years old now, probably more and I have to believe he might be looking for a new Subi Combi.

So what is it? If you haven’t figured it out it is a something will call a station wagon, or wagon for short in U.S. English.

Does anyone know the roots of this word?

 
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The Faithful Taurus

03 Jun

This morning we parted was with our 1996 gold Ford Taurus. She had over 114,000 miles, transmission troubles, and was in bad need of an alignment. I don’t think we felt to bad about the departure. We did take a final family photo with the Taurus. My wife stood proudly by the open door of the beaty that got her to her first job at Sound Incorporated, then graduate school, and finally back and forth to the ad agency every day.

It is funny how people become so attached to a car. You know every quirk, every stain, every dent. Most of these oddities bring back memories from previous adventures. I remember a car I had. It was a convertible. At one point there was a big hole in the back plastic window of the soft top. That hole never let me forget how much I loved to play hockey. It also reminded me to never again try to cram a hockey stick in the back seat of a small car.

 
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