Throughout this year I hope you gain an appreciation for the significance of numbers. Each digit in the correct place can mean something to someone- like 1959, or 37, or 177, 2002 marks the year the first “new MINI” or “BMW MINI” returned to US shores. I remember when the first dealership opened within driving distance, I was in the market for a new car for Sue… I was concerned that her Honda DelSol would soon have something major happen to it so I happened upon an add for MINI. Her reaction was “Cute, but it won’t fit a set of golf clubs.” I wasn’t sure so when we headed south on vacation I planned our route to stop at every single MINI dealership (open or not) from Indianapolis to Savannah, Georgia. Cincinnati, was the closest, and we looked at the 2002 MINI Cooper… it would three more years before I bought my first MINI.
MINIon #2002 is one of the nicest people I know- although she did try to get Cecil encumbered in a paternity suit, but enough of that. I look forward to the next time we can all get together, Cecil will bring his attorney.