Now all this was very fine, but not at all in keeping with the Celebrity's character as I had come to conceive it. The idea that adulation ever cloyed on him was ludicrous in itself. In fact I thought the whole story fishy, and came very near to saying so.

The royal countenance was of such power (deriving from his kinship with the sun and moon), the direct sight of his visage could cause one to be consumed by fire. Hence, those who approached the Šâh, covered their faces and said misûzam “I am burning up.” One prostrated oneself before the Šâh. The ruler was a cosmic figure, the Sâsânian “lord of the seven climes” and “lord of the age.” The Šâh did not physically take part in warfare. The Šâh also had priestly functions and was the final word in religious matters.

...while my sister and I are both old enough for her not to be a baby-cooing mommy blogger, she still misspells 140-character updates on Twitter.

Ron campaigned the car for a couple seasons before selling it to Mark Danekas (Danekas blowers), who ran the car himself briefly before putting it on the market once again.