I was going to delve right into dissecting the spending, but this project has taken a disappointing and frustrating turn. It hasn’t crashed and burned, but it’s not hyperbole to say that I’m ...

Last week, I waxed rhapsodic about why we wrench (the joy of solving problems, making choices, doing things our own way, controlling our world), and mentioned a few wiring-related things as examples.

Simon Propper, 63, co-founder and CEO of Context Sustainability, a consulting firm that helps companies achieve environmental and social impact, who lives in Los Angeles, on his 1973 Lotus Elan Plus 2 ...