17 years old

October 18 2007 in Africa, South Africa, camp, cars, guitar, life

I turned 17 on October 3. It wasn’t a day of much fanfare, just sorta went by. The best part about it was the excellent food.
I’ve become interested in playing guitar. Two of my best friends play and I’ve always thought it looked like fun. I remembered my dad has an old Epiphone Les Paul that he never plays anymore just lying in the garage. I picked it up and have a hard time putting it down, even [...]

The Frankfurt Auto Show

October 9 2007 in cars, life

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Sorry that this is about three weeks late. The internet has been screwed up at my house for most of the month of September. But read on, your patience is rewarded.
Without further ado, here is the first car. It’s the Mini Clubman, basically a stretched Mini Cooper. It will go into production next year.  The Clubman retains its smaller brother’s engine: [...]