Huh? What's Up With That?

job$ somebody's gotta do...                                                       The St. James Court Art Show located in what is called Old Louisville (Kentucky) is one of the largest art shows in the United States and goes back to 1957.    HUH ?   What's up with that ?    Old Louisville consists of about 48 city blocks and is located north of the University of Louisville's main campus and south of downtown Louisville.  It covers about 1,200 acres.  Today, t he Art Fair blankets four square blocks of that acreage.       Back in the Eisenhower years, the neighborhood of St. James Court, which consists of all 19th century homes, was faced with an empty Association treasury.  The art show was started to help the community maintain and upgrade their neighborhood.    The centerpiece of the Vic...

an unfamiliar highway...        I have always thought my wanting to explore new places as being comparable to a pioneer's motivation for going westward.     Mountains never before seen, the Pacific Ocean, the adventure of it all.  No roads, no trails, just wilderness.  Each man and woman must have had a lot of faith, courage, imagination and determination.     For those who survived, the journey supplied them with enough memories to last the rest of their lives.  I wonder if those early pioneers ever returned to the home they left.  Surely some of them had more family back in Ohio or Maryland.     Seeing new places is one thing, but, as I can attest, making a return trip to a previous home after a long period of time can discombobulate even the strongest of memories.   HUH ?   What's up with that ?    My wife and I decided a trip to Lake Michigan would be perfect in...