Apr 11, 2007: Making Money
We ran into Duffy while eating ice cream one afternoon prior to our trip. We told him of our plans, and the major sites we hoped to see. Duffy, ever the comedian, said "Don't forget the Mint! You can ask for free samples!" The twins laughed very hard at this, and the Mint became fixed in Tyler's mind as a mandatory component of our trip....
Apr 9, 2007: Uncle Beasley
We spent the day at the Smithsonian museums today. We took a quick walk through the castle before moving on to Air and Space. The girls were impressed by the size of the rockets, and showed polite interest as I explained the lunar landings, the Apollo-Soyuz coupling, and the Viking Mars lander. We looked inside Skylab, learned that the surface temperature of Venus is 900 degrees Fahrenheit, the Spirit of Saint Louis completed its trans-Atlantic flight in 30 hours, and that the first balloon trip around the world reached speeds over 150 miles per hour. We skipped past most of ...
Apr 3, 2007: Why Habari?
Last night we celebrated Passover with Carina's folks, and her uncle Tim. This was my first Seder, and it was a very interesting experience. Tim did a great job explaining everything, and answering all of my questions. I've never really done much with respect to Jewish holidays, so it was a very educational evening....
Mar 26, 2007: 80s Karaoke
I bought a portable karaoke machine for Carina's birthday, along with a two-disc set of 80s karaoke discs. It's marginally depressing that all the other karaoke discs were either country or religious....