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On Thu, 01 Dec 2005 22:23:30 GMT, The benevolent dbu
<relaxand@smelltheroses.com> wrote:
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>In article <r0iuo1p6d4s6dunuctb4mru47ufi89lm5k@4ax.com>,
> Scott in Florida <JustAsk@Florida.com> wrote:
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>> On Thu, 01 Dec 2005 17:08:38 GMT, The benevolent dbu
>> <relaxand@smelltheroses.com> wrote:
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>> >Hey man where in H.... have you been? It's been really boring around
>> >here.[/color]
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>> Had to take two cats and my wife up to Mass to take care of her ailing
>> parents. (The two cats were to give her someone to have a good
>> conversation with...those who have taken care of older people will
>> understand...).
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>> Took the train back to Florida with a layover in DC for a few hours.
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>> Went via Meto to Arlington. What a moving place... From there walked
>> across the bridge to the Lincoln Memorial (poor old Abe has scaffold
>> around him...).
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>> Onto the Viet Nam Memorial and a few tears for a fallen friend.
>>
>> Visited the new World War II Memorial...not sure my feelings on that
>> one.
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>> Next to last stop was Air and Space Museum (my favorite Museum in
>> Washington...as an aside I was there at the opening in 1976).
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>> Walked up to the Capitol. Gawd that place is an armed camp. You used
>> to be able to drive right up and park next to it....not now :(
>>
>> From there hiked back to Union Station and got my train south.
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>> LONG walk....but very enjoyable.[/color]
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>I like all the museums, especially the Air and Space. I remember back
>in the eighties, we went to the Air and Space, drove into the
>underground parking garage and parked, I had a full sized van at the
>time. Later I commented to someone that I was able to park down there
>without any problem and the response was like so what. Even back then I
>was thinking terrorists, but we were so naive as a nation. I have not
>been back in several years.
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> Did you get to see learning richard? Is he sort of a retro-nerd type
>character?[/color]

Nah...I didn't warn him ahead of time...LOL

....but it would be interesting to meet him...

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Scott in Florida