[Dr. Sivana]

I went for a hotrodder, myself...he drove a ‘57 Chevy he’d customized (we’re still together and he’s still extremely smart).

In Sarah Palin's first book, she admitted that it was Todd's Mustang that got her attention. My own sister married a fellow who had long hair and souped up Mopars. He went to the best Diesel school in the country and earned a good living in that field, providing for her as she raised four children. He also got a hair cut. Good man. Developing the ability to soup up cars is both masculine and potentially productive.

[Heart of Georgia]

“Developing the ability to soup up cars is both masculine and potentially productive.”

Absolutely true! My own father was a self-taught mechanic, with further training in the Army and then Air Force. When he wasn’t in the hangar, he was training troops. After retiring from the AF, he made a good living using those skills.

My admiration for my dad caused me to look for the same skills in my future husband I suppose.