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In the last 10 years, two marvels have injected new life in the custom car scene: big rims and airbag suspension. Now full-size sedans finally had their chance to get a balanced proportions of more compact sporty cars.

In the photo gallery below, I’ve compiled several clean custom sedans I’ve found online from the past 40 years. With stock rims and suspension, most of these cars are forgettable family haulers. But with big rims and a low stance, these sedans have a whole new look on a Friday night cruise down the strip.

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I took this week off from work to spend time with our newborn, which has afforded me a chance to follow the financial news skipping across my television and computer screens. I won’t pretend to know everything that happened on Wall Street this week, but one thing is for sure: we’re in a new chapter in the history of America’s financial markets.

The Masters of the Universe who called the shots  at Lehman Brothers, Merrill Lynch, and Bear Stearns are not as divine as they had people believe.

We’ll see how this plays out.

I don’t have enough energy to share the details of the last week of my life. So instead, I’ll share a few snapshots:

1. We were planning on going the opening night of Low & Slow: The Art of the Lowrider at the MAC, an exhibit I’ve been looking forward to all summer.  I was typing on my laptop when Candyce burst through the patio doors dripping wet: “Matt! I almost drowned! I had a huge contraction while I was in the pool and I balled up and started to sink.” I told her to stay out of the pool. That was at 4:10 pm on Friday.
2. I drove really really fast to the hospital. I ran into the ER looking for a wheel chair to bring Candyce inside. But I was so overwhelmed by the drama, I forgot what it was called. After standing confused and silent in front of the nurse, I asked for a “rolling seat.” She pointed to the wheel chair behind me. I pushed Candyce through the ER Juno-style.
3. Within an hour of arriving at the hospital, we had our baby Eleanor Grace. (From the first contraction to delivery was only four hours.) That was the most INTENSE and SURREAL and MIND BLOWING four hours of my life. I love this little girl so much. She’s the most perfect gift I’ve ever received.
4. Kevin Garnett, I am sorry for judging you as you cried, sobbed, and mumbled like a fool upon winning the NBA Championship. Giants aren’t supposed to cry. But as soon as I saw my baby girl, all of the pent up emotion inside of me exploded in a hurricane of tears and laughter.
5. What epidural? Candyce is a ferocious little woman who was determined to have a natural childbirth. And that’s exactly what she did.
6. Nurses make the world go around. Outside the walls of the hospital, humans are trapped in vanity and ego. But when we are broken and vulnerable and most in need of unconditional attention, nurses are there to serve you. The nurse is a sacred vocation in society.
7. A “due date” is not a mathematical certainty, but a best guess at when your baby will be born. We were okay with going passed August 30th, but anxiety grew with each day. We wanted to meet our little girl so bad. We walked three miles a day with hopes of kick-starting the party. We went to daily Mass and prayed throughout each day. There was a powerful transformation in my heart over those 13 days. I went from “what are we doing wrong?” to “God, this is your baby…we trust You.” I’m her father on Earth, but she has a Father in Heaven that knew her long before I did. He gave her life, and I had to trust that he was going to take care of her. We let go.

First of all, I want to thank everyone for your love and prayers for our soon-to-be-born little girl.  Many of you know that we are eleven days overdue. Both Candyce and I become more fragile and concerned as each day passes.

Please do not inquire about our progress through phone calls, text messages, emails. Instead, we are asking for intercessory prayer. We believe in the power of prayer, and we need you as friends and family to make time in your day to pray for mom and baby. If you are already praying, please pray more. Ask your friends to pray for us too. Storm heaven!