It’s the Olympics!  Having never been to Paris, I was glued to the TV for the Opening Ceremonies and fascinated with the layout of the City of Light.  Sure, I knew what the Eiffel Tower looked like, I’d seen pictures of the glass Louvre Pyramid and somewhere in my mind I was aware the Seine ran through Paris.  However, seeing these landmarks in context was amazing.  I watched the “Spiderman-type” tour guide run over roof tops and through buildings.  It was a feast for the eyes.  Admittedly, I was uncomfortable with the headless Marie-Antoinette and the trio in the Louvre.  French culture has better topics to celebrate. The fashion-walk was a little far out, but I applauded the inclusion of the “Fat Lady.”  I thought it was a nod to celebrating all body types.  Well, that was a little naive.

I talked to Brett the next day and he enlightened me as to what was going on.  Seems, this Grandma often misses what is going on, and usually that works out in my favor!  In this case the world took artistic liberty with a classic masterpiece and cheapened the experience.  That’s too bad.  And incidentally, if we are talking French culture, da Vinci was Italian and “The Last Supper” is housed in Italy.  What were the French doing using this Italian work to celebrate their culture?  However, redemption came near the end of the program when a modern classic, Celine Deon, emerged on the Eiffel Tower singing “Hymne a l’amour.”  It was breathtaking, tasteful and rich. 

And that is the way life is.  The world can cheapen and the world can enrich.  Do you want cheap or rich?  Life is Good because we get to choose.  Go USA!!