We are at the Verizon Center right now, and most of your progeny have become temporary DC fans. It's hard for me to feign emotional investment in a Wizards/Bobcats game (please don't think any less of me), so I've got a couple of hours to update the blog.
I think I last left you at the Capitol Building. After our tour, we met the bus and headed to the Smithsonian Museums. Mr. Purcell was beaming with pride as the majority of the students chose to visit the Museum of American History where they had about an hour to explore the seemingly endless series of exhibits. Many students were especially taken with the original puppets of Bert, Ernie, Oscar, and the Cookie Monster, and we had to drag some of the car afficianados out of the transportation wing. After doing so, we headed to Armand's for their neverending parade of pizzas (some of your kids even took part in the salad bar, but I won't ruin their street cred by mentioning names.)
After dinner we spent a couple hours in some of the more solemn places of the city: the memorials. The students were clearly moved and thoughtful about the meanings of monuments for the Vietnam Veterans, Korean Conflict, and World War II. They were respectful of the spaces and asked appropriately critical questions about both the conflicts and the metaphors of the various structures. In addition they were equally engaged at the Lincoln, FDR, and MLK Jr. monuments/memorials.
Finally after what seemed like an eighteen hour day (wait a minute...), we retired to the hotel where everyone was asleep within about 14.5 minutes of getting their room keys.
Alright I think you've heard all about Monday and Tuesday. My thumbs need a little break, so I'll do a Wednesday post sometime in the second half of the game.
I can't imagine this one is televised anywhere, but we are in section 219. Draw a diagonal line from the lower corner of the right side of the court (reading the center court Wizards logo from left to right), and we are in the second level about halfway up the arena.
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