What’s Your Motto?

Windshield Philosophy

Photo by Christine Warner on Flickr

Semper Fidelis — the Marines’ motto (more on this later) — was written on the back windshield of the car ahead of me, in strict italic white letters, like a tattoo.

“Always faithful.” That’s quite a strong statement for a charmless sedan at a traffic light, and certainly a big change from other more common forms of windshield expressions: your perfect Star Wars’…