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No longer in-between; time to reminisce …

Hurry, don't be late, I can hardly wait I said to myself when we're old We'll go dancing in the dark Walking through the park and reminiscing Not sure what made me think of the chorus from this song, recorded long ago by Australia’s Little River Band, but looking back over the pictures taken this past holiday season seemed to be motivation enough to look up the lyrics just to be sure. Christmas and the New Year may already be a distant memory for many of you and yet, for Margo and me it was like picking up the playbook and repeating a well-known play. With the coming of dawn and the location being Miami it can only mean one thing. We were about to embark on yet another holiday sail deep into the Eastern Caribbean. Call it a repeat of last year’s cruise; the cruise line was the same, but the vessel was different. Last year it was the Seabourn Ovation whereas this year it was the smaller vessel, the Seabourn Sojourn.   In a previous post I wrote of how there are times w

From year of living dangerously to risky business; Colton Herta looks to fast times in 2023!

As I was looking back over posts written in 2022 I came to realize that there weren’t quite as many posts about young Colton Herta as there had been in previous years. And yet, this was a tumultuous time for Colton and the whole family as his rise up through the Indy driving ranks directed the spotlight more brightly on him than ever before. The expectations for an even better year in 2022 seemed to be there for the taking. The year started well for Colton. In case we forget about triumphs outside of the Indy Car program, it’s good to reflect on how Colton drove his DragonSpeed LMP2 sports car to first place in the opening round of the IMSA Sports Car Championship. Putting this in context this now means four starts in this series for Colton that delivered two wins for him and his team. Batting .500 is nothing to be ashamed of – two Rolex watches from four starts? Margo and I knew of Colton through family connections. It was during a track weekend back in 2010 or thereabouts at the Auto