I’ve always been a gearhead and fun cars were always part of my life. Since I was a teenager I’ve kept a list of cars to someday own. Being from Michigan, American cars played heavily on that list but over the years that changed. The list evolved to include different brands as well as different …

I almost bought a Porsche back in 1971, when I was trying to decide between a Porsche and a Jaguar E-Type. I favored the Porsche, but my wife liked the looks of the Jaguar (who doesn’t?). So I bought the Jag. Thirty years later, I finally got my Porsche: a 2002 911 Cabriolet. I wanted […]

My wife Kathleen and I were spending the month of February 2010 on Sanibel Island, Florida.  I noticed a swelling on the left side of my neck before we left home, and it wasn’t going away. I finally visited a doctor in nearby Fort Myers, who did a biopsy.  After Kathleen and I returned t…