When I was about 13, in 1961, through the Finnish consulate in San Francisco, I began writing to a Finnish boy the same age.

I lost track of him in 1972 when I was in Law School.

About 1999 he tracked me down, trhough my brother's name on the internet and we begain corresponding again!!

And then, in 2001, my wife and I flew to Finland and met him (he had a wife and family!!). They arranged to have their vacations then, so we travelled all over Finland and had a marvelous time with them, sightseeing, taking sauna baths, they paid for us to go to Estonia with them, it was wonderful!!!

And to finally get to put the face to the name after 41 years!!!

Just wonderful!!! And Finland is wonderful, such a beautiful, clean place with friendly people everywhere.


Now it's been 47 years, so I would say he's my oldest friend.


They want to come to America to visit me when they retire, and I hope they do!!!

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1991 560 SEC AMG, 199k <---- 300 hp 10:1 ECE euro HV ...

1995 E 420, 170k "The Red Plum" (sold)

2015 BMW 535i xdrive awd Stage 1 DINAN, 6k, <----364 hp

1967 Mercury Cougar, 49k

2013 Jaguar XF, 20k <----340 hp Supercharged, All Wheel Drive (sold)