Published January 9, 2018 in Warp & Woof Speed Culture: Why? William Sundwick Origins of Speed In the earliest days of the automobile, the “horseless carriage” era, all cars were mechanical curiosities. They were playthings for the rich and adventurous. None were particularly reliable, but many startups sought to sell something new and differentContinue reading “Speed Culture: Why?”
Author Archives: William Sundwick
My Struggle with Facebook Addiction
Published December 26, 2017 in Warp & Woof My Struggle with Facebook Addiction Not a Teenager, But a Senior William Sundwick In Aldous Huxley’s novel Brave New World(1932), the World State exercised control over its population by administering a “soma” drug to them. It was a psychoactive drug, producing states of euphoria, and generalContinue reading “My Struggle with Facebook Addiction”
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Read again, post from last month: “History’s Greatest, Cruelest Levers of Power – Wars”
Flirting: Fun? Cheating? Harassment?
Published November 15, 2017 in Warp & Woof Flirting: Fun? Cheating? Harassment?It’s Really About Power William Sundwick Recently, we’ve all been subjected to a barrage of celebrity sexual malfeasance, both in politics and entertainment, men are caught in truly heinous instances of sexual abuse and harassment. It appears that nothing has changed about men’s awfulContinue reading “Flirting: Fun? Cheating? Harassment?”
History’s Greatest, Cruelest Levers of Power — Wars
Published November 6, 2017 in Warp & Woof History’s Greatest, Cruelest Levers of Power – Wars And, How Morbid the Fascination William Sundwick Why So Fascinating? Power is an intriguing study. It’s not an overstatement to say that history is all about exploring the exercise of power by different peoples in different times. Politics isContinue reading “History’s Greatest, Cruelest Levers of Power — Wars”
Selling an Old Name to a New Demographic
Published October 26, 2017 in Warp & Woof Selling an Old Name to a New Demographic Cadillac’s “Break Through” Campaign and the GM Malady William Sundwick Picture, if you can, the typical Cadillac of the 1990s. It was probably a De Ville or Fleetwood Brougham. Big, posh, a veritable land yacht. There was the elegantContinue reading “Selling an Old Name to a New Demographic”
What We Drove, and Why
Published October 18, 2017 in Warp & Woof What We Drove, and Why One Family’s Car Culture, GM Style – 1950-1970 (Sundwick Automotive Photo Library, Part IV) William Sundwick We were not a typical family, even for Dearborn or Flint. Dad was a committed General Motors “lifer” – a salaried engineer, destined by the endContinue reading “What We Drove, and Why”
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Psychologists protesting “Goldwater Rule” — they say they can diagnose NPD perfectly well remotely, and Trump suffers from it!
Glimpsing the Terrible Twos
Published October 11, 2017 in Warp & Woof Glimpsing the Terrible Twos Sole Custody of a 22-month-Old for a Weekend William Sundwick Friday Friday was dedicated to preparation for an awesome responsibility. We paternal grandparents were about to move into our Son and Daughter-in-law’s house for an entire weekend. Sure, we could make excursions toContinue reading “Glimpsing the Terrible Twos”
Who Do You Love? Bo Diddley’s Masterpiece
Published October 5, 2017 in Warp & Woof Who Do You Love? Bo Diddley’s Masterpiece William Sundwick On Chicago’s South Side, in the 1940s, a rich culture of recently arrived African-Americans from the rural South made for an enduring musical legacy. While not the sole birthplace of what we came to know as “Rock-and-Roll,” theContinue reading “Who Do You Love? Bo Diddley’s Masterpiece”
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