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No need to go to the Detroit Auto Show…..here is all you need to see in less than 5 minutes!!

Spent a really great couple days in Scottsdale Arizonawith my daughter Erinn this past weekend at the world famous Barrett Jackson auto auction.  Here’s some pics of some of the cars we loved that were auctioned off.  Do you remember any of them??

We spent last weekend taking Rover for a drive “Up North.”  Can’t believe you can do this stuff with a truck!!

 

So just about everyone I talked to thought I was crazy when I told them I was going to see the “Old Faithful” Geyser in Napa California.  The most common reaction was “Do you now where you are going….Old Faithful is nowhere near there.”  So who was right???

Spent the last couple days seeing how wine is made and how wine can be “sampled” almost 24 hours a day.  It’s a lot more complicated than I thought — how wine is made, not how you drink it.  Beautiful scenery, beautiful wine, beautiful week.

It’s been an exciting couple of days at the Mazda Laguna Seca Raceway for the 2012 MotoGP race.  Qualifying is done and the race is tomorrow.  Here are a few pics from what has been a fast paced start to the race weekend.  Also, a special appearance by Charlie’s Angels is included!!

Today I spent a few hours down at the 2012 Detroit Kennel Club Dog Show with our 4 legged superstars.   Enjoy these personality shots.

It’s been quite a winter this year……like no winter which means no snow.  But we found some snow this past weekend and we didn’t have to fly to get there.  Great skiing at Boyne Highlands near Petoskey, Michigan.  It does look like Switzerland right?

I spent a few days down at the 2012 Detroit Auto Show during the media and supplier days.  Here are what I considered to be the highlights of the show.  Nice energy and great vehicles this year.

My daughters and I had an opportunity to visit the studio of a very talented glass craftsman who lives and works just outside of Chicago.  His name is James Wilbat and I have collected his pieces for years.  I finally got a chance to see Jim in action and to discover how fine art glass is created.

Here are a few pictures of our visit where Jim made a glass bottle, a jellyfish in honor of our trip (and Jim’s family’s trip (by coincidence)) to the Shedd Aquarium and what we originally thought was going to be a vase, but turned out to be a large bowl.  It was a very interesting visit and a great way to spend the day in Chicago.  Thanks to Jim and his assistant Itamar Amrany.  To see Jim’s work, go to www.wilbatglass.com