McSame

The last eight years have sucked for the environment, economy, and our deficit, among many other things. Vote for change in 2008.

Tennis

My new racquet came today! Head radical. And it's orange!

My friends and I headed for the beach this weekend. Fun and sun! Lots of waves! Marc, Randi, and Seth. Also Roger, inspecting the wildlife.

artsy

Al fresco dining with friends. Seafood for them, baked tofu for me!

cuteness

meow.

Ordered, now waiting

After passing on waiting in line for a few hours to get one, we decided to order our new phones at the AT&T store and wait for our phones to be shipped. New toys!

Newseum

Spring pictures of the new Newseum. This is a museum privately owned by some media conglomerates ($20 admission is steep in a town with so many free museums) but I still don't know how they grabbed this prime real estate on Pennsylvania Ave. The quote on the front is great, given the current political climate, and given that it's right between the White House and the Capitol.

There is a lot of reading to be done here, so I will need to go back. On display is the radio tower from the World Trade Center. Behind it are front pages from 9/11/01 from newspapers around the world. It stirs all sorts of emotions--one of which is a bitter reminder of how the world stood with the US until the Bush administration so casually dismantled international support with these ridiculous wars...

On the ground floor there are also sections of the Berlin Wall and a checkpoint (haven't seen them yet).

Rooftop views

There are great views from the rooftop overlook. Do you know all these buildings?

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Uh oh, i am thinking about getting one! Must. . .fight. . .the. . .craze!

Classic

Bush Tours America To Survey Damage Caused By His Disastrous Presidency

Bush Tours America To Survey Damage Caused By His Disastrous Presidency

Between Galleries

An underground tunnel links the east building to the west building at the National Gallery. The fountain in between is pretty cool. See the above-ground pic here, seen from the 2nd floor of the east building (modern art). We went to see the exhibit on Afghan artifacts.

Capitol Fourth

The rain and the crowds didn't dampen our plans for heading down to the Mall for fireworks! Some people camp out for the best spots and make a day of it. We walked down around 8 pm. The display lasted only twenty minutes (I wondered if they are able to speed it up during inclement weather) but they were huge!