Cover Shot!

My photo of the media room at the Pasadena Showcase House for the Arts was selected for the cover of the Fall 2010 issue of HD Living Magazine. This is an industry Magazine distributed to various regions across the country.

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My photos can also be found in the following two pages:

Cam's First Day of Preschool

Tuesday was Cam's first day at Preschool. He's attending Knowllwood Preschool in the Valley. Since Monday was a holiday, and Preschool, Britt's School, and the Library were all closed, he was really looking forward to the holiday being over so he could go to preschool.



He did great when we got there in the morning and didn't mind one bit when we left. There were a few issues when it came time to eat and use the bathroom, but I'm sure he'll get over that.



For his second day of preschool, he woke up at 6:00 AM and shouted "It's wake up time!". Needless to say, he was eager to go. I just wish his eagerness will last all the way through high school, but I know it won't.

August 2010 Blog Updates: What You May Have Missed

Getting caught up on the blog, here's an overview of post from the past that were added this month:

• 2009 ALMS Long Beach Grand Prix

• Paramount Ranch

• Wilshire Project Profile

• Camarillo Air Show

• Wilshire's Mitsubishi Room

• Cam's First Trip to Disneyland

• Pasadena Showcase House for the Arts

Here's an overview of the new posts from August 2010:

• Point Mugu Airshow

• Junkyard Cafe

• Cameron's Surgery

• Cougar Photos

• Goodbye Mazda!

• Project: New Patio

• Garage Makeover - Part 1

Project: Garage Makeover

So, over a year ago I began my garage makeover. It's been hard to find time to work on it, but Britt and my Mom are helping me get it painted. I hate painting, so this will really help me be able to move forward.



My goal is to create a "Man Cave". My inspiration is for the space is the Gulf Oil colors from Aston Martin Racing...









When finished, I hope to have something very similar to this...



Of course, I will have a bit more stuff to share the space with the cars. Once painted, I will install a black and white checkered floor and build various shelving units. I plan to build doors for each shelving unit and hope to paint those in various liveries from the past: Martini, Brumos, BMW Motorsport, and of course Herbie.

Project: New Patio

Spent all weekend on my hands and knees installing the cobblestone pavers under our new patio. I built the patio back in June, but it's taking a while to finish since finding time to work on it is tough.



Still need to create a permanent pathway to it, run electrical, do some landscaping and install a ceiling fan, speakers and sprinklers.

Goodbye Mazda!

We said goodbye to our Mazda CX-7 today. No, it's not getting repossessed, it broke down today and with only 10 days left on the lease we decided to turn it in early.



Some type of valve broke, which caused all the coolant to dump on the ground. It was just six weeks ago that the A/C Compressor kicked the bucket while we were on our way to New Mexico. Other than these two issues, it's been a trouble free car. Guess 25K miles was little too much for it.



We'll miss having a utility vehicle as Brittney is going to drive the BMW daily and I will go back to driving my MINI daily. Great cars for sure, but hopefully we'll get something more useful in the next year or so.

Cougar Photos Used on Diecast Model Packaging

So, a couple of years ago I received an email from someone who found pictures on Flickr I took of Dan Gurney's 1967 Mercury Cougar race car at the 2006 Monterey Historics. He explained that he would like to use them for the packaging of a diecast model. I gave him permission and never asked for compensation. I know, maybe I should have, but I was thrilled that someone wanted to use my photos.

I recently decided to purchase a model of that car without evening thinking about the email conversation from years ago. When the model arrived, I was surprised to see my photos on the box. How cool is that?! Anyway, I'm totally thrilled about this.

Click HERE to see the model on the manufacturers site.

Here are the photos used: