No Donuts at Camp Rushmore – An Ode to Military Humor
I was traveling with my wife and daughter in my red Chevy van. We were headed across the United States traveling from the West Coast to the East Coast. I…
Santa’s Chevy Van – An Ode to Military Humor
I had purchased a red Chevy van in Denver, Colorado in December 1981. I had traded in a worthless Dodge Omni that I had purchased a year before in 1980. …
Dodge Crinkle Car Special – An Ode to Military Humor
The first car that I bought when I came back from Korea was a silver 1980 Dodge Omni. I paid $6000 for that car out the door through the military…
Fiat Outwits Mr. Donut – An Ode to Military Humor
It was autumn in Western Washington thereabouts Fort Lewis, Washington. I was sleeping soundly when I was suddenly awakened by the ringing of the telephone. The new area support command…
Car with the Magic Radio – An Ode to Military Humor
While stationed at Fort Benning I owned a metallic brown metal flake 1968 Buick Wildcat. In my younger years, I was quite partial to big block Buick automobiles. In fact,…
Fiats Don’t Lie but Donuts Do – An Ode to Military Humor
It was turning out to be a spectacular summer at Fort Lewis. And the Fiat spider 2000 had been running mighty fine around town and on local trips. It was…
Accident Heated Chains to Boiling – An Ode to Military Humor
I previously posted about riding with some bikers while I was stationed at Fort Benning. If you’ve read a few of my posts, you might have read that one. I…
Fiat Shifting Through Donut Holes – An Ode to Military Humor
I previously posted a few times about the Fiat Spider 2000 that my sister-in-law gave to me. And I posted about how I made some improvements to the car and…
Fiat Donut Magnet – An Ode to Military Humor
I previously posted about going to Novato, California to get my sister-in-law’s piece of shit Fiat Spider 2000 and what a nightmare from hell that trip turned out to be. …
Fiat and Donuts – An Ode to Military Humor
I previously posted about going to California to drive my sister-in-law’s Fiat Spider 2000 back to Washington. I experienced the most bizarre behavior that the car exhibited while I drove…