A Generous and Thoughtful MS Donation

My wonderfully talented cousin Steve is a skilled and versatile photographer. He (and his generous cohort, Bill Guy) recently supplied some of their photos of the 2011 One Lap of America to MotorTrend Magazine for the accompanying article. (I made a brief visit to the 2010 One Lap of America, brief because I got so lost in Southern New Jersey I was gone nearly as long Gilligan and his pals: http://www.nourishourselves.blogspot.com/2010/05/day-at-park.html)

The MotorTrend article is great and of course the pictures are the best!:

http://www.motortrend.com/features/performance/1106_the_2011_tire_rack_one_lap_of_america/viewall.html

Well, Steve and Bill, with incredible generosity, have donated their fee from the article to the MS Society in my honor!! I am so touched and flattered!

Steve, some of you will remember, was my childhood Howdy Doody companion.  We watched Saturday morning TV together every week after my dreaded ballet lesson (I was an appalling little ballerina). One year older than me, Steve has been like a big brother to me my whole life, only nicer. One example: when we were about 10 and 11 he was teaching me how to play a card game, but I misunderstood the rules. Essentially, I was totally cheating with every hand we played. But he never said a word, he just let me gleefully win game after game. That is the kind of guy he is.

Steve as he always looks to me, no matter how old we get:

Steve in real life (I told you he was a photographer!):

Thank you dear, dear cousin for being so thoughtful and for being a constant source of goodness in my life.   




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One Lap of America Gets Going

The race started registration on Friday, moving from South Bend, Indiana to Wisconsin and today in Iowa.

While I sadly am too mentally deficient to still figure out how the whole thing works, it seems like it is a great opportunity to see the country.

Here is the link:

One Lap of America

I know this is a big deal for car enthusiasts, not people like me who barely notice what they’re driving unless it doesn’t go.

But it is also a big deal because of my cousin Steve, one of the official event photographers, displaying the bumper sticker to raise MS awareness.




Go Steve! And thank you!!