Mary Barra, GM, and The Gang of Seven
While still the Editor in Chief of Automobile Magazine, Jean Jennings put together The Group of Seven - women from all over the USofA with an interest in cars and things automotive. She hosted us at the Detroit Auto Show in February, 2013, and we fell in love.... with the cars, the experience, and each other. The group hug at the end of the evening was one of the all time great ones. I missed the second gathering while tending to G'ma and her broken leg. A third gathering never happened; Jean lost her gig at the magazine, worked on television, and is now enjoying life and planning her next step. The rest of us have kept in touch, sporadically. We've hoped for fast cars on a track and road trips in vintage convertibles (or that new Corvette) but we're still waiting. I have managed to maintain a relationship over time and distance and absence, though, with Anna Eby, who's perfect for Big Cuter in every way except that she is geographically inappropriate...