Saturday jaunt

It was a sunny but brisk day this morning when we headed out to Madison. We had decided to visit the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art again. They have three shows running at the moment, one about Houdini, one about prints produced in Mexico following the revolution in the early 20th century and the other looking at paintings and photographs representative of the diverse communities, faiths and social groups that make up the United States. This last exhibit is titled E pluribus unum, "Out of many, one", the phrase on the Seal of the United States that has become the de facto motto of our country. It is something we need to be reminded of from time to time, especially in election years.

All three were interesting, each in its own distinctive way. Above is a picture of the museum, with the Capitol in the background. That's a sculpture of a horse in the lobby, by the way, not the real thing.

Afterward we went to a little Greek place and had gyros, something we used to have with some regularity in Hyde Park, but another thing we don't get too much in the Dells. The sandwiches and the fries were excellent, and the place had large screen monitors all around showing beautiful videos of Greek islands and such. (Made me want to book a cruise!) We got there just in time, because there were only a couple of others there when we came in, but the place filled rapidly after us and the line was out the door when we left. It was a treat, but I am still shocked that two sandwiches, fries and a couple of soft drinks cost $19.50.

Well, with gasoline projected to break $4.00 a gallon come summer, we won't be running off to Madison all that much anymore anyway.