East Coast 08, part 3: Let the exhibits begin!

High of 89, humidity 80%.

Susan and I got up early(er than the kids) and snagged free tickets for the Holocaust Museum, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, and the Washington Monument. Susan headed over to the East Wing of the National Gallery of Art while I went to retrieve the kids. On my way back to the apartment, a tour bus driver hailed me and asked for directions to the Capitol. We’re really fitting in here.

East Coast 08, part 2: Government at work – no, really!

High of 90, humidity 79%

Senator Patty Murray has a weekly coffee scheduled for constituents visiting DC. We joined about 35 other Washingtonians in the Russell Senate Office Building, briefly introduced ourselves to one another, and had pictures taken. After our photo op with her, Senator Murray leaned over to Zack and said, “Now the worst part of your day is over.”

East Coast 08, part 1: Welcome to DC

We’ve wanted to take a trip to the East Coast with the kids before we become [even more of] an embarrassment to them. This was the year to quit talking about it and put our money where our mouths were.

Weather in Seattle: high of 70, humidity 77%

We took a short hop from Seattle to Portland, then boarded an Airbus A320 (with apologies to my Dad, who was a Boeing engineer) for the overnight flight to Philadelphia. The *idea* was to sleep on the plane, wake up at 6:00 AM in Philly for our final connection, then arrive bright-eyed and bushy-tailed in Washington, DC’s National Airport. We arrived in DC about 9:00 AM, bleary-eyed and dragging our tails behind us along with our carry-on bags.

OK, math jocks

Check this out.  Click on the guy at the bottom of the screen to move through this exercise, then tell me how it works.