Fifteen Thousand. That sounds like a huge number, and sometime this week, the blog you are currently reading, My Life With Porsches will surpass the 15K hit mark. There are many blogs out in blogosphere land that have had hits or visits in the six figure range, but I suppose that if you average it out, 15K is still a nice number. It has been a blast to write these pieces and share some stories with you. And as we move into year two of the blog, there are a lot more stories to come. Some Porsche inspired, some just inspired. What changes can you expect? The plan is to move to a Wordpress format in 2012 as it gives us more options and more features. We will be playing around with the format a bit over the holidays. We will figure out a way to make sure all our search hits roll over to the new site.
So no worries, you will be able to easily find this blog. Now on to the gift part. If you have someone on your Christmas or holiday shopping list that loves cars and loves reading, I have a great gift idea鈥?You probably already guessed it, the gift is a copy of my book (links below). So here is the deal, every year I ask for a current model Porsche GT3 to be gift wrapped and sitting in the driveway. Needless to say I am still waiting. So if you or the person on your shopping list is anything like me, they would appreciate the next best thing! An Action Adventure novel that is heavily auto and race car inspired. It will help pass the time while they are waiting for the Porsche GT3 or 鈥渇ill-in-the-blank鈥?dream car to appear in the driveway. So here are the links! Personalized copy - the book will be personalized, signed and shipped to any address in the US. If you would like it shipped outside of the US, please contact us on the web site so we can calculate the shipping cost. As we move into the Holiday season, it is my hope that each and every one of you has something to be thankful for. I know we do. This blog has been a great creative outlet, we launched the book and website and are connecting with hundreds of potential influencers that can help us promote the book. We have so much to be thankful for. Thank you for your readership. I cannot begin to tell you how humbling it is and how much I appreciate it.
I have just read a very funny story. We had had a busy week at work last week and so to reward the team for their dedication the manager took us for a drink in the nearby pub. I stayed for an hour, had two glasses of wine and then caught the train home. The rest of the crowd were planning a boozy night out in the city centre but I have two children and I wanted to return home to them. The following Monday I arrived at work and one of my sales team was missing. I asked if anybody had heard from him and they shrugged their shoulders but did seem to have a wry smile on their lips. Apparently he was making his was to office by bus. He is our top salesman in the company and to be honest we rely on him heavily. Obviously there can be jealousy in the work place and as he earnS extremely well and has a flash car, he sometimes falls victim to this. It turned out that he had been arrested for drink driving on the way home from Fridays soiree! Naughty boy but the story doesn't finish there. The policeman wanted to move the Renault Servicing Northern Island car to a safer location and as they drove his Porsche 911 to a nearby station, they flipped it into a row of terrace houses!
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