My husband and I are no strangers to long drives. We drove three days on and off to reach Michigan from Arizona, then drove about...

JAKA -- Jack And Kathryn's Automobile -- is a bulky, black car, fresh-smelling and, when I began writing this post in August, stocked...

Tucson, as far as my ears can tell, is pronounced "too-son." No voiceless velar stop, just a smooth glide through the word. This desert...