House sitting

We have been house sitting in DC for the last 2.5 weeks, and have just a few more days to go until we go back to our original temporary housing in Arlington. Two more weeks there and we are into our own apartment. We have been house sitting for a dog, 2 cats and 2 rabbits. all very well behaved, but still a handful. Here they are: (Spencer, Tara, white rabbit, 2 more to come....)

Earth Day weekend

....I'm not a protest singer, I can't write a song to send a message
but it seems to me that this message needed to be sent....

Listen to 'Dramarama---What-are-we-gonna-do' (Band)

You bet....

from Slate

Saturday sightseeing

Last Saturday, with some Baltimore visitors, we went and saw (up close):


The Washington monument. Built in 2 stages, briefly interrupted by a civil war/revolution.








The reflecting pool.

Around here were monuments to some of the wars the states has been involved in in recent years, such as the Korean War (a sobering display of men in battle), Vietnam War, and a brand new monument to WW2.




The Lincoln Memorial, at the other end of the reflection pool from the Washington Monument. Nice simple building with a big guy sitting inside. On the left wall is the Gettysburg Address ("Four score and seven years ago,..."), and on the right wall is Lincoln's second inaugural address ("Fellow Countrymen: At this second appearing...").



The White House. Much smaller than I expected. (I put my arms in the fence for this photo.. ooooh). Family lives on the left, oval office in the middle, stuff on the right. It has five chefs, a tennis court, a bowling lane, a movie theater, a jogging track, a swimming pool (currently a press room), and a putting green. The Navy runs the food/dining operations (so the kitchen is called the galley), air force runs the helicopter, i can't remember what the other military branches run, but they all have a role in the house.

Just a picture

Haven't posted in a while because we have been busy eating. But we were tourists last Saturday, and will post some pictures later this week. This pic is for Cartman.