Inadvertant Personal Tour Guide?
Monday, January 25, 2010
Have you ever run into people you have not talked to in a while on the street? How about meeting a complete stranger one place and then seeing them again the following day somewhere else? Is that fate?
On occasion I have run into people I have known from a previous job or from college while volunteering. At the zoo an administrator from Allegheny College recognized me and said hello. At the Air and Space Museum, a co-worker from my old job which is about 7 hours driving away recognized me and chatted a bit.…
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Review: Avatar
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
So I’m a little late since Avatar won best picture, but I thought I would give my 2 cents on the matter.
Firstly I was a not so interested in the movie from the previews I saw. Who are these blue people? Are they like hobbits or wizards? I kept hearing about the movie and finally had the opportunity to catch a mid Saturday afternoon showing in 3D. I am sure you all know that Regal sells discount tickets and many campanies buy these “super saver” ticket vouchers. I happen to get them from Costco.…
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U. S. Capital Visitor Center
Monday, January 18, 2010
Our friends from upstate NY wanted to visit the Capitol, but we did not get passes for a tour, so we decided to check out the new visitor center. We huffed it around the back side of the U. S. Capitol and entered through the new underground entrance. You can tell over $400 million was spent, and the exhibits were great. While not allowed to take photos for some reason, the exhibits were very well done. While lacking an interactive quality, the use of LCD screens to highlight milestones in legislation, the model of capital hill development and Capital Complex was really cool.…
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