My Car Baptized Me

Something just above my steering wheel was giving my feet a little splash. I stressed over it for a week, driving on a prayer. Since it didn't smell like gasoline or anything chemical, I decided to lean on buying time. My schedule has gotten so busy that I was having trouble as to when I can drive over to my mechanics shop. It's been weeks since I had an off day.

I finally squeezed in a call and described my dilemma between students yesterday and so he asked me to come straight over before he closed shop for the weekend. Driving to Van Nuys to the only VW specialist I trust in all of Los Angeles on a Friday afternoon was an adventure in itself. I arrived 10 minutes before the shop closed and the guys came out happily expecting me and in less than 5 minutes found that the windshield wiper line was busted and squirting at me. They pulled the line out and then sent me on my way... gratis.

That is why I drive a 78 Superbeetle. Maintenance with very nice people and the costs are so low at taking care of it.

It would be nice to have a new car but I like having no car payments and low maintence costs... and the bug helps me behave. If I had a new car, I would have to exercise a great deal of discipline driving slow. I already push my bug at 75mph for the speed thrill. In newer cars, my average drive speed would be easy to take higher to numbers that would scare my mom. If no one is on the road with me and the coast is clear...

Yes, it is a good thing I drive a bug..

So yesterday's car drama didn't plunge me. I had a happy ending.

It had been a stressful enough week. I had a couple of students need to take a break due to schedule conflicts ... My schedule has begun the holiday tango starting with the Jewish holidays and will continue to be interesting until after the New Year. And I lost my glasses...

Dance rehearsal was so rigorous this past week adding now costumes and make up, my arms were too sore to practice playing the piano and I had allergic reactions to wearing stage makeup and hairspray.

My body is acting strange this month and I'm starting to get that it is stress out. My immune system is compromised keeping on top. I've watch a lot of people around me get sick and I'm still pushing forward. I'm playing the game but my body is telling me now that I'm stretching it. I'm going to have to rethink my strategy. My plan was to take on life with ease as I create it from very energetic activities... I'm not quite there yet.