<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[AJ Baime]]></title><description><![CDATA[AJ Baime]]></description><link>https://www.ajbaime.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 11:38:46 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.ajbaime.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[After 9/11, Two Women Pilots Became Each Other’s Lifelines in Iraq]]></title><description><![CDATA[From AARP Misca Geter. Right: Vernice Armour Rough date: 2004 in Al-Qa'im, Iraq. Courtesy Vernice Armour When I was in ROTC in college, I saw a Black woman in a flight suit and knew what I wanted to do. I wanted to be a pilot. I graduated from flight school on July 21, 2001, when there was no war. But 9/11 happened less than 60 days later, and something in me knew I would be going. I moved into my operational squadron, and several months later, another Black woman joined the squadron, Misca...]]></description><link>https://www.ajbaime.com/post/after-9-11-two-women-pilots-became-each-other-s-lifelines-in-iraq</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69e7ddf00294e8c3f3eee655</guid><category><![CDATA[Journalism]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e8730d_d57bd655a3df4e3480d6c71c800ce2a1~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ajbaime</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Magic of America's Vast and Growing Interstate System]]></title><description><![CDATA[From Road &#38; Track Credit: BENJAMIN RASMUSSEN It’s been called the 51st state, a perpetual motion machine, a journey with no end. It is the world’s largest public-works project. In a nation divided by geography and politics, the United States Interstate Highway System brings us together. It gets us to work. It satisfies our wanderlust. It is such a part of our quotidian lives that we forget what a miracle it is. Read more ...]]></description><link>https://www.ajbaime.com/post/the-magic-of-america-s-vast-and-growing-interstate-system</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69c55b3bbf7953dab5284567</guid><category><![CDATA[Journalism]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e8730d_b5c558a500194aa6a29cf353552c2c07~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jeremy Ryan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paul Anka at 84: New Album, HBO Documentary and a Life of Iconic Songs]]></title><description><![CDATA[From AARP Paul Anka looks back on his career, from writing his own songs to collaborating with music legends, including Frank Sinatra and Tom Jones, and discusses his new documentary, “Paul Anka: His Way.” Watch the interview ...]]></description><link>https://www.ajbaime.com/post/paul-anka-at-84-new-album-hbo-documentary-and-a-life-of-iconic-songs</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69c560c0602005ff1c4b9923</guid><category><![CDATA[Journalism]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e8730d_d67a298959764b3294e75cf5a06eea03~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_720,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jeremy Ryan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[From Decadent Ferraris to Humble Hondas: A My Ride Farewell]]></title><description><![CDATA[From Wall Street Journal Sandy Avila at the wheel of a lowrider. ELIZABETH WEINBERG FOR WSJ Nearly every week going back to August 2013, The Wall Street Journal has published a My Ride column, highlighting a story about an owner of a surprising vehicle. The column has featured the most-decadent McLarens and Ferraris as well as humble Hondas—even the Hyundai driven by a pizza-delivery man in the northernmost Alaskan town. In that time, I have published roughly 600 My Ride columns. This article...]]></description><link>https://www.ajbaime.com/post/from-decadent-ferraris-to-humble-hondas-a-my-ride-farewell</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69c55707bf7953dab5283ce8</guid><category><![CDATA[Journalism]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 28 Dec 2025 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e8730d_ea3cbbdfe318414fb9e847e2a00c3301~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_854,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jeremy Ryan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[One Man’s Quest to Reunite With His First Love: A 1971 VW Bug]]></title><description><![CDATA[From Wall Street Journal Jeff Siegrist in the Volkswagen Super Beetle he bought new in 1971. Credit: Peter Frank Edwards for WSJ Locals in Pawleys Island have a special affection for classic vehicles. The coastal South Carolina town is home to many nostalgic retirees, and on weekends its streets see plenty of restored ‘60s-era muscle cars. Of all the classics motoring past Parlor Doughnuts on Ocean Highway, none has captured the community’s attention like Rudolph the Red-Nosed Volkswagen. ...]]></description><link>https://www.ajbaime.com/post/one-man-s-quest-to-reunite-with-his-first-love-a-1971-vw-bug</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69c55a603e56773b3bf2a1ee</guid><category><![CDATA[Journalism]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 30 Nov 2025 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e8730d_054383cc29174556974ad9d08c1a32f5~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_853,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jeremy Ryan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[There's No Industry as Family-Oriented as the Auto­mobile Business]]></title><description><![CDATA[And no sport is more family-oriented than car racing. Here’s why. From Road &#38; Track Courtesy of Indianapolis Motor Speedway Archives Bill Ford—great-grandson of Henry and executive chair of Ford Motor Company—recalls a time in 1968 when his dad, William Clay Ford Sr., drove the Indy 500 pace car, a Ford Torino convertible packing a 428 Cobra Jet. “I was there all week with my father as he was doing the practice laps,” Ford says. “I’ll never forget, the chute at Indy was very narrow to exit...]]></description><link>https://www.ajbaime.com/post/there-s-no-industry-as-family-oriented-as-the-auto-mobile-business</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69c5626b1f04cf599d61b5e9</guid><category><![CDATA[Journalism]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2025 17:46:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e8730d_9e6f1d315fe146edb47e00edbf7b94d8~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_640,h_429,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jeremy Ryan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Love for a Cult-Favorite Car Brand Runs in the Family]]></title><description><![CDATA[From Wall Street Journal Alex Porter and his father, Charles, with his 1936 Cord 810 Westchester in Guadalupe, Calif. Alex Porter, a 42-year-old who works at an online collector-car auction website and lives in San Francisco, on his 1936 Cord 810 Westchester, as told to A.J. Baime. Charles Porter, my 86-year-old father, is a retired attorney and judge who has always loved cars—particularly Cords. When I was a kid, he took me to Cord West Coast meets. About 10 years ago, we went to the big,...]]></description><link>https://www.ajbaime.com/post/love-for-a-cult-favorite-car-brand-runs-in-the-family</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69c5614a1f04cf599d61b3f1</guid><category><![CDATA[Journalism]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 02 Nov 2025 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e8730d_2e37782bfb534b239879a7221febc60a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_854,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jeremy Ryan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Engineer Who Drives a Propeller-Powered Car]]></title><description><![CDATA[From The Wall Street Journal Jeff Lane, 65, the director of the Lane Motor Museum in Nashville, Tenn., on his 1932 Helicron, as told to A.J. Baime. I have been called the “king of weird” and the “patron saint of oddball cars.” The museum I founded with my collection in 2002 has about 40 one-offs, a bunch of microcars—all kinds of things that, typically, you have not seen before. My background is in mechanical engineering, so while some people love the aesthetics of cars, I find beauty in the...]]></description><link>https://www.ajbaime.com/post/the-engineer-who-drives-a-propeller-powered-car</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69c56341653657f03d600ab8</guid><category><![CDATA[Journalism]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 26 Oct 2025 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e8730d_d0501f48d19a4e40a88d40b75d0372a3~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jeremy Ryan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Houstonian Who Named Her Ducati Sport Bike Valentino]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sara Dean Cole has always loved speed. Riding her Italian motorcycle provides what she calls ‘throttle therapy.’ From The Wall Street Journal Sara Dean Cole, an entrepreneur living in Houston, on her 2020 Ducati Panigale V4 S, as told to A.J. Baime I have always loved speed, even as a kid, and when I was growing up, I had an uncle who was into bikes. He told me that Ducati made the best motorcycles in the world. So when I was little, I thought, I want to get a Ducati someday. So I did. Read...]]></description><link>https://www.ajbaime.com/post/the-houstonian-who-named-her-ducati-sport-bike-valentino</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69c564291f04cf599d61b91d</guid><category><![CDATA[Journalism]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 12 Oct 2025 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e8730d_adca5c6edaa7435a92643ef45960c7c0~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jeremy Ryan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Race of Robert Kubica's Life]]></title><description><![CDATA[Le Mans champion Robert Kubica has seen more triumph and tragedy than any other driver working today. His greatest victory is the one you would least expect. From Road &#38; Track Jason Holley The last lap at Le Mans 2025. Filthy, beaten cars roared down the Mulsanne straight one final time, the leading hypercars having traveled almost three-quarters as many miles in 24 hours as a Formula 1 car will race all season. At the wheel of the No. 83 AF Corse Ferrari 499P, Robert Kubica held a roughly...]]></description><link>https://www.ajbaime.com/post/the-race-of-robert-kubica-s-life</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69c55e4fdbf1d5b601348c38</guid><category><![CDATA[Journalism]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2025 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e8730d_79f412ce95124d67aa433dfc1a1ea92a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_640,h_793,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jeremy Ryan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rob Reiner on His Career and Spinal Tap II]]></title><description><![CDATA[From AARP “These go to 11.” “There’s a fine line between stupid and clever.” “Hello, Cleveland!” The 1984 movie This Is Spinal Tap  is jammed with so many iconic one-liners, it’s as if its characters transcended the screen to walk among us in our daily lives. This Is Spinal Tap  is credited with popularizing a movie genre: the mockumentary, a documentary of a made-up subject for the sake of laughs. Now 41 years old, the film has been called, by at least one magazine ( Time Out ) ... Wacth the...]]></description><link>https://www.ajbaime.com/post/rob-reiner-on-his-career-and-spinal-tap-ii</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69c557eb1f04cf599d61a071</guid><category><![CDATA[Journalism]]></category><category><![CDATA[News & Media]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2025 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e8730d_faf04ec01e1f4112a60edbf081e916ab~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_720,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jeremy Ryan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Iowan Who Owns 13 Ford Broncos]]></title><description><![CDATA[From The Wall Street Journal Tim Hulick, 60, a remodeling contractor living outside Des Moines, Iowa, on his 1966 Ford “Old Blue” Bronco, as told to A.J. Baime In 1977, I was riding a bus to school and I saw a Ford Bronco for the first time. Some kids at my school in Virginia Beach had jacked-up four-wheelers, and the Bronco caught my eye. I thought, oh boy, that thing is so cool. Read more ...]]></description><link>https://www.ajbaime.com/post/the-iowan-who-owns-13-ford-broncos</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69c565b1dbf1d5b601349adb</guid><pubDate>Sun, 31 Aug 2025 16:59:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e8730d_c9e72b974dab4d5f9789a05b8440cdee~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_712,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jeremy Ryan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unraveling the Mystery of America's Most Important Piece of Paper]]></title><description><![CDATA[From AARP Every July Fourth, America throws a party with barbecues, festivals, ballgames and beer. Often lost in the crackle of fireworks is the reason why we celebrate in the first place. July Fourth is Independence Day, the birthday of the United States. On this day, the Founding Fathers adopted the Declaration of Independence, a document that still exists and is on display in the National Archives building in Washington, D.C. Its value is incalculable. Read more ...]]></description><link>https://www.ajbaime.com/post/unraveling-the-mystery-of-america-s-most-important-piece-of-paper</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69c55d10dbf1d5b601348954</guid><category><![CDATA[Journalism]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2025 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e8730d_cac2e75d663f41039fb20ca6ad26ae03~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_655,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jeremy Ryan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Dream of a White Mustang]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Vietnamese refugee's journey from a boy who loved cars to a star auto engineer From AARP A collection of Ford Mustangs, brought to Vietnam for an exhibition for U.S. soldiers. Courtesy Anghel Restorations. As darkness fell, Hau Thai-Tang could hear the gunfire. “Every night the sound got closer and closer to our home”—terrifying for anyone, but hard to imagine for an 8-year-old boy. “That’s what my brother and I grew up with,” Hau says. “When we would go visit our relatives in the...]]></description><link>https://www.ajbaime.com/post/the-dream-of-a-white-mustang</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69c55f09d2e55f64fe0ab154</guid><category><![CDATA[Journalism]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e8730d_6923ff77f05c4ec39e1c97709600bc70~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jeremy Ryan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What a Pulse-Jet-Engine Vehicle Builder Can Teach Us About Motoring Passion]]></title><description><![CDATA[From Road &#38; Track Reto Sterchi Bob Maddox’s stage name, Crazy Rocketman, is a misnomer. Maddox doesn’t build rockets. He builds pulse-jet engines. There’s a difference. As for the crazy part—that may be true. Maddox is the world’s foremost builder of vehicles powered by pulse jets. He builds them in his garage starting with nothing but sheet aluminum, stainless steel, and stuff he gets on Amazon. He makes engines that glow at around 1500 degrees Fahrenheit, produce about as many decibels as...]]></description><link>https://www.ajbaime.com/post/what-a-pulse-jet-engine-vehicle-builder-can-teach-us-about-motoring-passion</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69c55fa81f04cf599d61b0bb</guid><category><![CDATA[Journalism]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jan 2025 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e8730d_c26e5fc9c8de42bb8235c7b0b6319100~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jeremy Ryan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Corvette, a Rolls-Royce, a Lowrider Legend: Our 10 Favorite My Ride Cars of 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[The vehicles that turned heads this year, and the stories of the driven owners behind them From The Wall Street Journal Janet Long won her 1961 Chevrolet Corvette in a raffle in 1989 from Disneyland.  Daniel Berman for WSJ It was a family mystery—a pink Ford Mustang with a white and black houndstooth top. Sam McGee’s grandmother had owned it before her death in 1973. This car had been built as a Color of the Month promotion in 1968, and as far as McGee knew, it was the only one of its kind...]]></description><link>https://www.ajbaime.com/post/a-corvette-a-rolls-royce-a-lowrider-legend-our-10-favorite-my-ride-cars-of-2024</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69c567a09955c6925cb4bf45</guid><category><![CDATA[Journalism]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 29 Dec 2024 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e8730d_a697b1423eba422caf0121218510e719~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_787,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jeremy Ryan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Marine’s Hell Commences a Storied Career]]></title><description><![CDATA[Harvey "Barney" Barnum Jr., 84, was the first Medal of Honor recipient to return to Vietnam From AARP There are few clubs more esteemed or exclusive than the living Medal of Honor recipients.​​​​​ What has life been like after that day of courage amid death and terror in Vietnam, Iraq or Afghanistan? Every recipient has a different story. In this series we examine what came after that moment of extraordinary courage.​​​​ Read more ...]]></description><link>https://www.ajbaime.com/post/a-marine-s-hell-commences-a-storied-career</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69c56658d2e55f64fe0abf0e</guid><category><![CDATA[Journalism]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 28 Oct 2024 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e8730d_ab9e2b23ce9f4b5297d2805a08745844~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jeremy Ryan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Beetle Battle Takes the Baja 500 to the Next Level]]></title><description><![CDATA[Since the Sixties, Volkswagens have been the heart of Baja racing. This Beetle battle is unlike any before it. From Road &#38; Track Eric Solorzano’s garage is a working race shop that feels more like a church. Speed is worshipped here. So is cold beer, loud Santana, the love of friends and family, and the famously rough city of Tijuana, Mexico. If there’s an altar, it’s the 1969 Volkswagen Beetle that, at this moment, is getting its final race prep for the 2024 Baja 500. It’s the Wednesday night...]]></description><link>https://www.ajbaime.com/post/this-beetle-battle-takes-the-baja-500-to-the-next-level</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69c564ebbf7953dab528597c</guid><category><![CDATA[Journalism]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 13 Sep 2024 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e8730d_ea124518fdfe4fe6af81da1f76c71a3e~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jeremy Ryan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How the Medal of Honor Changed My Life]]></title><description><![CDATA[The story behind 'the real Forrest Gump' From AARP Sammy Lee Davis Receives the Medal of Honor from President Johnson Paramount Studios adapted the Medal of Honor ceremony to create an iconic scene in the movie "Forrest Gump." Read More ...]]></description><link>https://www.ajbaime.com/post/how-the-medal-of-honor-changed-my-life</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69c561f3653657f03d600830</guid><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jul 2024 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e8730d_91e58722124a47c299f942ed7cbce7be~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_720,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jeremy Ryan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Diving into Gold Country in the Rimac Nevera Time Attack]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a sense, the all-electric Rimac Nevera Time Attack represents the pinnacle of the zero-emission EV green rush that has swept the industry. From Road &#38; Track Kennett Mohrman “There’s gold in them thar hills!” Everyone has heard the saying, usually used ironically. But there really is gold in these hills. In fact, these are the hills, the canyons around California’s American River, east of Sacramento, where gold was initially discovered, igniting the 1849 gold rush. I’m hurtling down State...]]></description><link>https://www.ajbaime.com/post/diving-into-gold-country-in-the-rimac-nevera-time-attack</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69c56543bf7953dab5285a23</guid><category><![CDATA[Journalism]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 20 Jun 2024 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e8730d_316122e00ab54b5c8e30e18836cc9bed~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_640,h_424,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jeremy Ryan</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>