Back in the saddle...

as far as blogging goes anyway. The treadmill that is my career hasn't let up a bit so haven't had the time nor desire to blog much. A good friend of mine from my days at Lotus blew into this part of Germany this week so we decided we would go to the Porsche Museum in Stuttgart together. Jordi (of the Barcelona Rieras) is well known as an old school Porsche lover. His visit was all the excuse I needed to get back in touch with my inner blogger.
But first, allow me to vent. Spring has NOT sprung in Heidelberg. It's getting a bit warmer but the trees are still bare and the weather is unpredictable. A week or so ago flowers started to bloom in our garden, which is definitely a good sign, but can the folks controlling the weather (refer to the conspiracy website of your choice) please bring on the sunshine and shorts already?
The weather was cold and rainy today until early afternoon; a perfect day to spend at a museum. Although the Porsche Museum is an impressive building and collection, I would recommend the Mercedes Museum for the overall experience (for those that don't have a particular Porsche fetish). Jordi picked us up on his way from Düsseldorf at about 9:30 or so. We were ate the museum an hour and a half later.

The collection is relatively small, but full of functional works of art. Jordi reminded me that Porsche is a much newer company than Mercedes and for many many years offered a very small line of cars. Unless you're absolutely obsessed with cars or a general stickler for details, I think you could visit both museums in the same day, no problem. I would however recommend a weekday as the crowds get pretty dense on weekends. There is clearly no shortage of power and beauty on the Porscheplatz in Stuttgart.This all aluminum model is an impressive work of art in its own right.Here's the Porshe model favored by us Okies (a real sheep magnet!).Finally, Thomas (a.k.a. Wolverine) is back from Brazil with his wife and brand spanking new (literally) son Gabriel. Ain't he cute?