“My interest is in the future because I am going to spend the rest of my life there.”
— Charles F. Kettering (1876-1958).

What a fantastic overview of life Mr. Kettering, the guy who invented the automatic starter for your car, had.

I have just returned from a trip to my hometown in Ohio that bears his name. The purpose of the trip was to do benefit performances of my one-woman show, My Life As a 10-Year-Old Boy. I am very proud to announce the recently established Nancy Cartwright Endowment for the Arts fund at Ohio University. All the proceeds from the shows went into this fund, and any art student attending Kettering Fairmont is eligible.

I do not mean to “toot” my own horn here, honestly, I am just ecstatic about being able to give something back to my community.

While in Ohio I performed at Kettering Fairmont High School and Ohio University. It was a total blast! I had so much fun as I walked down memory lane. I knew my family and friends were sitting out there in the audience remembering along with me; I do not know that I have ever felt more joy in sharing “My life as a 10-year-old boy” than I did during those two performances.

I would like to think that Charles F. Kettering and I have a little more in common than that thing under the hood that makes the car start, and our hometown. Therefore, I repeat what he said, because if you start laying your bricks today, tomorrow the path will be there to walk. “My interest is in the future because I am going to spend the rest of my life there.”

I will see you all there!