Two weeks ago I traveled with Joni to San Francisco to attend her cousin Kelly’s wedding to George. It was a quick trip, smashed in between finals and moving.
We started at a Giant’s game. They serve garlic fries with enough garlic to fill the stadium with the smell.
Jami, Joni, Jana at the wedding
Us at the wedding
Zach, Jana, Joe, Joy, Jami, Joni, Derek
Noisy things
Ate chocolate here
Cable car, of course
The doors of the Grace Cathedral - cast from the same mold used to create the doors of the Duomo in Florence, Italy. For comparison, my picture of the Florentine version is below.
Top 2 rows of panels on the Duomo doors
Grace Cathedral
The Transamerica Pyramid
Pyramid again
Mushrooms from Super Mario Bros.
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Monticello - Home of Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson’s flowers, with Thomas Jefferson’s butterfly
Jefferson wrote this epitaph himself. Notice how it doesn’t mention being President. He didn’t seem to like that job much.
The Virginia state flower - the American Dogwood.
The Capitol of the Commonwealth of Virginia
George Washington
Robert E. Lee, in commemoration of his acceptance of a position to lead the armies and navies of Virginia. He is placed in the Old House Chamber in the spot where he accepted the commission. Visually, it’s interesting that this puts him facing the opposite direction of Washington, just behind him. His speech:
Profoundly impressed with the solemnity of the occasion, for which I must say I was not prepared, I accept the position assigned me by your partiality. I would have much preferred had your choice fallen upon an abler man. Trusting in Almighty God, an approving conscience, and the aid of my fellow citizens, I devote myself to the service of my native State in whose behalf alone will I ever again draw my sword.
The new Assembly Room
The Avenue of the Monuments - Robert E. Lee
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Derek’s Eggs:
Featuring: Firetruck, Grass, Some Guy, Denim Vest, Orangey
Joni’s Eggs:
Featuring: Pinky, Greeny, Mr. Bunny, Eggs on Egg with Sheldon, Halfy, Denim Overalls
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If you’re going to have an anti-war protest, I guess marching through Crystal City (where plenty of defense contractors are) is a good idea. Doing it on Saturday probably isn’t very effective - the offices are empty and so the only people to see it were the residents like me.
Plenty of police:
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In the Dallas airport, some time ago, Joni and I stopped for lunch. Their register was broken, so they were forced to process credit cards by hand. This is what I was given:
Breasticks. Baros wuader. I guess so.
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