A few years ago I had a brand new 2014 Phaeton as a rental car on a trip to Germany. Unfortunately no W12 for me, instead it had the3.0L TDI. I was vaguely familiar with the car at the time, but had never seen one, much less driven one. I couldn’t believe my luck getting it as a rental. It was the most luxurious car…

I spent a month aboard the Kearsarge this year as a contractor (Reminded myself that there’s a reason I was in the Air Force and NOT the Navy or Marines). I got to watch a RAS from the Robert E. Peary twice. They played a departure song on the Kearsarge when it was done, and made the youngest officer on the ship run…