Sunday July 27, 2014
I will snuggle close to my maternal human, where I know I am
safe. Purrrrrr....
Some of you have asked about Parker and Hunter. Parker is 16 (he will be 17 in a few
weeks). He is about 6 feet tall, buff
and knock dead gorgeous. I don't think
he realizes that yet, but he will.
Spouse and I notice girls checking him out. Hunter is 12 and cute beyond words. He has an impish personality. They are both good kids, BUT... they are
still kids... Don't forget your phone...
use your napkin, not the chair...
We wanted to go to the Fords Theater this morning. Here is where John Wilkes Booth shot Abraham
Lincoln. Since this is another museum
with a timed entry, we needed to be there somewhat on the early side to get
tix. We missed the first show, but got
the second. In addition to the actual
theater, they have the museum here with
the actual gun that made the fatal shot, the pillow on which Lincoln's head
rested and all sorts of paraphernalia related to Lincoln. In the theater, the ranger explains the
events and specific locations and details.
What most people do not know is that John Wilkes Booth was a famous
actor. The ranger likened him to George
Clooney or Channing Tatum and that is why he was allowed in the theater without
question. After the shooting, Lincoln
was taken across the street to the Peterson boarding house to die in
peace. In those days, there were not
trauma centers nor was there rapid police response, so he was carried across
the street by 6 men, where he died 9 hours later. Lincoln's son also saw the assassination of
Garfield and McKinley. Wasn't he the
lucky one...
The Peterson house has more exhibits. Both the theater and the Peterson house were
arctic! I appreciated getting back on to
the street where it was more mild.
Next on the list was the National Archives. Here, any federal document that was ever
written lives. THE Declaration of
Independence is on prominent display along with THE Bill of Rights. As I approached our Declaration of
Independence there were several muslims (the women wore burkhas and veils). Given that a jihadist war has been declared
in the name of muslims, it made me wonder what they were thinking about the
founding of our country. I know not
every muslim is a terrorist, don't get me wrong. But it is kind of a testament to our society
to accept these muslims to see our most precious document even though so many
of them hate us.
As with any museum in DC, you can spend years going through
the inventory. So when you come here,
you have to know just what you can logistically see. After seeing the Louisiana Purchase
agreement, it was time to go to the Museum of American History. You have to walk past the museum of Natural
History to get where we are going...
Spouse says 'Let's go in there just for a few minutes'.
Huh? You just DON'T
go into a building here for a few minutes (well maybe the IRS
building...). Just not possible! The Museum of American History has a lot of
fun stuff. The first vacuum cleaner,
steam engine, etc. And of course... Judy
Garland's ruby slippers and Archie Bunker's chair. 'Who is Archie Bunker?' asks Parker. Young whippersnapper... Tired and burnt out... we head back.
It will be amazing if Rudy doesn't dart out the door when
one of the kids goes in and out...
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