For most folks, a collection takes up a small amount of space (but always a lot of time). A shoebox of baseball cards; a photo album of stickers; a book shelf of salt & pepper shakers. Brad Pitt collects real estate–because he can, and for investments. Henry Ford also collected houses, except he brought them […]
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At Greenfield Village you can take rides in a Model T ($5) and I wasn’t going to miss this! Watch the video to learn more and experience the ride.
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Set the flux capacitor to Summer 2007! We’re going back in time to my first trip to Michigan, with thanks to my journal for the observations. This will be a nearly visual-free experience, however, as the photos were lost in the Great Computer Crash of 2011. If you want to look at the state’s beauty […]
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It may have been a bit of both. Henry Ford was genius, no doubt (he apprenticed with Edison). And obsessed not simply with making a car, but with making THE car that was the most drive-able and accessible. In this scenario, “accessible” wasn’t necessarily about pricing for the middle class, although that came in time, […]
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Music is among the most defining elements of a personality, and of a moment. We remember the soundtrack to an experience and we remember it vividly. People ask what kind of music you like as a way to connect, and it happens to be one of the questions I hate the most, because I don’t […]
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