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I drove a $120,000 car this week.

The Massachusetts Affiliate of Susan G. Komen invited me to participate as a "local hero" in the BMW Ultimate Drive Event. I was a little sketchy on the details, except that they needed a head shot of me (which precipitated a very humorous 3-day photo shoot where I first had Sofia try to get a picture of me, then I tried the timer on the camera, and finally ended up with Pete taking the shot at 11pm in our kitchen. I can only imagine what they neighbors thought with all those flashes going off.)

I had my entourage in tow (Pete & my mom) and got there early enough to take a quick spin in a 7-series. I wish I could say I enjoyed driving a car that costs more money than most people make in a year, but I was totally confounded by the seat massager (I prefer that my butt cheeks remain stationary while driving) and terrified that someone would crash into me. The fridge in the backseat was a nice touch, though. I wish I had an opportunity to open her up, but I don't think I topped 60 mph.

BMW donates $1 for every mile test driven in their fleet of pink ribbon vehicles. It's a nice, easy way to raise funds for an organization that is tireless in its mission to end breast cancer. If you do check it out at the BMW dealer near you, look for my picture on the left rear passenger door.

And if you figure out how to turn off the seat massager, will you let me know?