As mentioned in my last post, I had a birthday last week.  I had a lot of fun with my friends Karen, Lee, and Mike at Lorenzo's Steakhouse.  I ate a filet mignon, garlic mashed potatoes, pasta visule soup, and bread with olive oil.  It was great food, good service, and a memorable time with my friends.

I received a couple of great gifts from my family as well.  My dad gave me a cupholder for my car (as pictured here).  My MINI Cooper came with two frontseat cupholders that are too small to hold cups.  In a J. D. Power survey of MINI owners, the lack of an adequate cupholder was the number one concern.  This is great news for an auto manufacturer to have such a trivial complaint as the major gripe about any car.  Nevertheless, MINIUSA is now offering an adequate cupholder.  It is also included as standard equipment on all 2004 MINIs.

My dad went to great lengths to find the local MINI dealer in the San Diego area and acquire a cup holder for my car.  There were also assorted MINI accessories in the box including MINI trading cards, an antenna topper, and an air freshener.

My sister, Marylou, knew that I had wanted a globe for some time, and she got one for me for my birthday!  Actually she let me pick one out, so I would get exactly the right one.  And I did!  I love my new globe.  Thanks Dad and Marylou.

You can view photos of my new cupholder and globe.