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The corner stone for the White House was laid in 1792, but it wouldn’t be until 1901 when it would get it’s official name. It was then that someone asked Theodore Roosevelt about the place and he said “oh, it’s … Continue reading
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Everyone in the US knows that the Supreme Court is the highest court of the land. What many people don’t know is the Supreme Court building is rather new compared to it’s Executive and Legislative counterparts. For the longest time … Continue reading
Visiting the Capitol in Washington DC is fascinating. If you go as a tourist you will see many things. You will see exhibits, statues, paintings, and even a movie. Surprisingly you will not see the reason for it’s being. The … Continue reading
Apparently, 7/11 has called it quits… Well AJ thought it was funny… To see this sight for yourself you will have to go to the U street-African American-Civil War-Cardozo metro stop. How’s that for a mouthful of a metro stop … Continue reading
Today was the first two days of our trip. I know you probably think that was a typo,but it wasn’t. To get to Washington DC from California it takes a lot of traveling. For our trip we first took the … Continue reading
Just a bit ago, from across the room, I heard the soft sounds of AJ talking to himself. I went to go investigate and found him laying on his back on the floor, head cushioned on a pillow he had … Continue reading
(click on the pictures to expand) Last week I took my Scouts from Team 253 (we are Varsity Scouts so we call ourselves a Team) to the Sierras. It was a wonderful trip that took us to heights of 11,000 feet and … Continue reading
As this blog is now functioning as our family journal, I’m going to add a quick note, so I won’t forget later. AJ and I have a fun trend going. Several mornings each week AJ pops out of his bed … Continue reading
I saw a very interesting lecture on the idea of happiness. The lecture had a bunch of interesting ideas. Especially the idea of the experiencing and remembering self. Also interesting was the idea that while millions will probably not make … Continue reading
On Saturday, June 12th, we visited the Gamble house in Pasadena. Denise is subscribed to this site called Groupon. Basically it is a site in which you pre-pay your tickets in order to get a discount. Denise really likes the … Continue reading