Magick Man
Daddy Warbucks
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Heh, I'm having a lot of fun, but I have to admit that I miss my "babies".
Heh, I'm having a lot of fun, but I have to admit that I miss my "babies".
I'm fine, I mostly miss my morning romps in the "oldies", as my guys call them. There's a purity in them that never leaves me wanting.
Wow, nice. I nearly had a trouser accident.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/271492763972
I hope not, it's a cool car but it's not a real Evo and isn't worth much more than it's up to right now. Mostly I was commenting on the paint and condition.
Another nod to the power of Ferrari! We've tried for weeks through Church channels to get VIP tickets for a Sunday mass at St Peter's, which gets you on one of the first couple rows and maybe a minute with the Pontiff, but with no success. However, mentioning it to execs at Ferrari gets us 4 unrestricted passes in less than a day. Sheesh. Oh well.My wife, a devout Catholic, is going bat s*** crazy over it, and even though I'm not religious, I have to admit that I'm kind of excited too.
The "tickets" are tied to your name and you must show ID to the Swiss guard to pick them up, and then they screen (frisk) you and lead you inside. If you aren't the person tied to the passes you don't get inside. I keep my card clip in my front pocket, for a pickpocket to reach it they'd need to get quite intimate with me. Only my wife is allowed to reach into my front pocket that far.
Yeah, I'm bidding on the auction in Indy, while on vacation >5k miles away... I'm incurable.
http://www.mecum.com/auctions/consignment_list.cfm?AUCTION_ID=SC0514&consignDay=Saturday
I can't say they fill me with dread, but I guess it takes a real badass to wear his PJs out in public like this.
If they're so great, why are there so many pickpockets? I don't wear much jewelry, ever, and I've not been wearing a watch. They would literally need to root around in my front pocket to reach my wallet. It isn't easy for me to take out most of the time, much less anyone else. We've not had any issues like that, yet. Honestly, I've been more concerned about someone trying to snatch our child, she's drawn more attention than I would have imagined. People actually asking to pick her up out of her stroller (she's buckled in), some of them pretty unsavory looking, which we've flat-out refused. We may start leaving her at the house with the nanny, it's sort of creepy. I'd hate to have to break a person's neck for hurting anyone in my family, given the nature of the Italian "justice" system.
I wasn't really into the auction, there wasn't much to get me excited in this one, it was too muscle car heavy. All the Ferraris they did have were automatics, too. There was a 1931 V12 Caddie that I liked a lot, but it soared past $200k and I lost interest.
We went to mass and didn't get robbed. Cool. So we sat in the 2nd row off the main aisle. It was beautiful, very moving (and uncomfortable). At the end we had like half a minute to spend with the Holy Father and a couple cardinals. I handed over my daughter and she gave him a hug and a kiss on the cheek, then he kissed her on the forehead and gave her a blessing. Then she said, to the head of the most powerful religious organization in the whole world, one of the most influential people in the world, "your dress is very pretty". At that he belly-laughed, told her that hers was pretty too (she was also in white), he hugged her again, and then he gave her his personal rosary, out of his own pocket.Something we'll definitely keep safe for her, for when she's old enough to understand. It'll more than likely be a bona fide second-class relic some day. One of the cardinals is sending us a letter confirming that its authentic.
Oh, and our security people from back home are on their way here. I didn't think we'd need them, but I'd feel better if they were. It's beautiful here, but it doesn't feel altogether safe.