Closed for Maintenance.

In the chilly winter afternoon you pass by Bohnhelm to see that it has been closed for maintenance. At first you are sad that there will be no Bohnhelm to comfort you in these coldest and darkest of days. But then you realize how glorious its seasonal re-opening will be in the spring. The sky will be blue and the sun will be bright and you will treasure every idle instant that you are alive and free. With friends and strangers in the halls of Bohnhelm, the greatest museum on Earth, you will welcome a new season of warmth and prosperity. Not long after that your American school will let out for an American summer. You will be to conduct yourself as you were meant to. In the center of your unburdened days will be Bohnhelm, towering over you and the bowl-shaped suburban kingdom over which you rule. When the sun is at its highest and brightest you will see the world in its true colors, and water will taste its sweetest.

Note: This is not the reason for the drought of new exhibits at Bohnhelm. This is simply something that you remember experiencing as a child. 

Optimus Prime.

Bohnhelm proudly houses many significant artifacts of human civilization, such as this item from 2005, a Burger King Kids Meal Optimus Prime toy from the Transformers: Universe premium. It is only the second Optimus Prime fast food premium toy, preceded by 2003's Transformers: Armada McDonald's premium. Most significantly, it is the only Optimus Prime Burger King toy not to be modeled after the character's likeness in the Michael Bay Transformers film franchise.

A decorated veteran of several imaginary conflicts waged primarily by quasi-mortal robots, Optimus Prime was given his name by comic book writer Dennis O'Neil, satisfying Hasbro's desire for names "with grandeur to them" for "really major toys" such as the celebrated Autobot leader.

Etta Fraiser Drive.

There are beautiful places in this world. Places marked by a humble beauty, not extraordinary enough in themselves to warrant the journey, or pictures in travel magazines. Places that you visit only out of a practical necessity. And though you are in romanced by the novelty of these places, you know that in another life these might have been the landmarks you saw each and every day for years upon years.

Etta Frasier Drive is one of those places. I feel privileged to have been there and proud to own a memento by which I will always remember it ; namely this photo.