we as parents--and as children---or as just going through life---a lot of
times have no idea the various ways we are impacting others--
-but KT most likely she was proud of you --for following YOUR dream --being
willing to march to the beat of a different drummer-- to seperate yourself
and being willing to be identifed by a slightly different standard...
Sparky
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Keith Turk" <kturk@ala.net>
To: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2007 6:29 AM
Subject: Mom's magazine's... ( no LSR )
> I've shared most my life with you guys for the last ten years... and
> honestly
> I just want to tell someone this story... so you guys are it...
>
> Not looking for sympathy here... and I really do thank all of you for the
> cards... and nice words.
>
> When my Mom passed away last month... I was cleaning out her house and
> found
> 5-10 issues of Every Hot Rod magazine my car or name had been in.. I know
> it
> sounds corny but it was one of the most emotional events of my life to see
> how
> proud she was of the cars' accomplishments. While at her church all the
> folks
> there told me about how each time the car was in the magazine she'd drag
> in
> several copies and let everyone read the articles... So there is one
> little
> Episcopal church in Yreka Ca. that knows more about land speed racing than
> they ever really cared to...
>
> I guess the point is she left me a way to tell how proud she was of my
> accomplishments even if she never told me... Bet that happens to a lot of
> us.
>
> Somewhere in here I should thank David for writing about it... It made my
> mom's day.
>
> K
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