She was born on Friday, November 16th, 1984, in (of course) Bowling Green, Kentucky. As I've said before, this date means Lauren is now firmly on the early side of the old Corvette versus new Corvette dividing line.

This year was a somewhat fraught one for Lauren, though for different reasons than for most of us. Last November, I put her up for sale, trying to free up room for other automotive interests. This status lasted until about March when I pulled her off the market—just before the lockdowns began.

If remotely possible, I drive Lauren at least a little bit on her birthday—this year, we got nice weather, so I took her into the local shop to get the PA state inspection. She passed with flying colors, which made me happy.

Below is a photograph taken this afternoon—testing out one of the cameras in my snazzy new iPhone 12 mini. Lauren now has 78,857 miles.