"Gold 101" Arrives!

the gold racer finally landed in brick, nj for its run cross country - here's a pic of my dad and i standing in front of it. we had a bit of a small family reunion there as this is where my aunt olga (90, and still with most of her wits about her) lives.

it was great to see her, meet her caretaker, mary, and to see my cousin julianna rose, my uncle mike and his girlfriend cheryl. (pic below)

after sleeping on the smoked-out floor of my buddy mike's room, it was nice to get some sunshine - hell, i think it was about 4 or so by the time i hit the sack. up, shower, see the family, snap some photos and then take the crap-ass drive across the pine barrens of new jersey to visit my aunt patty and uncle tony which is where your intrepid author is writing this entry.

more later, right now i'm gonna lay in bed and make some phone calls! here's a couple of pics of the family and their dog - and yeah, considering the race is sponsored in part by national lampoon, we had to take this picture. sorry - couldn't find a real gun.