There are no pics this week.
We did something different today. We went to the Walter’s Art Gallery in Baltimore, where we watched a lunar New Year celebration. The streets were a mess of construction. We had trouble finding a parking space and almost gave up. But at the last minute, we found a street parking spot. Amazingly, it was free on Sundays, so we got FREE PARKING!
We saw dancing women, and drum players, and dancing dragons. I didn’t bring my camera, so there’s no pics. We also stopped by the Tibetan Deity exhibit before heading home.
Before we went to Arizona, we got rid of our old car. The mileage and age meant it was close to time to give the car up. Letting it sit in the garage unused for 3 months wasn’t going to make it run better or increase its value, so we sold it. We decided to wait and see what our driving patterns will be — maybe we would need only 1 car.
We’re back, and it’s obvious that living with 1 car could work, but life will be a lot easier with 2 cars. Danita plans to drive up to UMBC to take exercise classes. Our neighborhood has classes, but one has to sign up for 2 months at a time. Some of the classes are full and unavailable to new attendees. Classes at UMBC are “drop in”. Thanks to Danita’s emeritus status, she can take them for free. She’s also driving to visit her Dad and to visit the Bertches. (Mike is no longer mobile. Somebody has to be in the house with him 24 x 7.) She’s also looking at volunteering at a women’s domestic violence facility nearby, or perhaps at the Howard County food bank, or perhaps both. While I use my bike for most of my commuting needs, there’s always the possibility of lousy weather when I have a doctor’s appointment, or some other minor emergency. All in all, it’s better for us to have 2 cars.
We are thinking of getting an EV (electric vehicle – powered by batteries). It would be ideal for tooling around the Columbia area. We live near DC, which is one of the areas EV manufacturers target for early sales. Not counting the very expensive cars (Tesla, BMW, etc.) we have 5 EVs to choose between. We’ll start by looking at the Nissan Leaf Tuesday. We might buy a car sometime in March.
Other than that, we’re living a normal, boring life. I hope this finds everybody doing well.