The Joy of Driving....

Today, I learned that the hassle of cars is worth it. My lovely, graceful Buick Park Avenue (now forever to be known as the Buick "Pork" Avenue, due to the H U G E repair bill I will pay later this afternoon) will be maintained as though she were made of jello. Six years old, but just a baby in Buick years.

Let's see, where to begin...

Worn out struts....hideous Atlanta potholes

Worn out wheel bearings....hideous Atlanta potholes

New sparkplugs and wires....internal combustion

Leaking manifold gasket....shoddy previous work

Worn out brakes....Atlanta drivers with no brake lights

All I'll say about the repair bill is that it is more than half a month's salary.

To get home yesterday, I used the train and bus. It wasn't unpleasant, but took forever. The cost of a one-way ride is $1.75.

This morning, I left my house at 6:38a for the six mile trip to my office. Six miles!!! I started out so early because I remember the days before I drove to work. I took the train and bus every day. I turned on this computer at 8:17a. Almost 2 hours to get here. The train was experiencing delays - there were nine trains backed up at Lindberg.

Good thing I wasn't in a hurry.

My Buick is setting me back, but once again it is proven - YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR!

Culture...

Wouldn't you know it. I'm starting my brand new blog and I can't post a picture right now. I WILL NOT BE FRUSTRATED!!!!

Thursday, a friend and I went to the High to see the first phase of the Louvre visiting exhibition to Atlanta. Each of three years will have a new exhibit, so more goodies will be coming along later.

I've been a member of the High since I moved to Atlanta many moons ago (384 moons ago)! LOL There's lots of kool stuff going on there all the time. Jazz concerts, opportunities for showing up in your pj's, childrens' activities and a load of other stuff.

My critique of Phase I of the Louvre Exhibition is nothing but positive. I think my life might have been changed when I gazed into the eyes of a sculpture wrought in the 1st Century A.D. I fell in love with the image of a man sketched in charcoal during the middle ages and anticipated viewing the 1653 Velasquez painting of the Infanta Margarita. Velasquez painted her more than once. Alas, Margarita died at age 22 during the birth of her fourth (!) child.

Another neat thing is a large painting where the subject is an art collection put together by (can't remember his name, but was a Borghese family member). In the painting is a sculpture of "Diana of the Woodland," the painting "The Unity of Drawing and Color," and a couple of other paintings that you will have already seen earlier in the exhibit!!! It's smile-inducing!

Visiting a stunning collection like this one just about makes up for other disappointments in one's life.

Culture can be uplifting!!!!



It is just too cool! I recommend to all.