October 1, 2007
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Bwaaa Ha Ha! Just when you think things can't get stranger - I start playing with color!
I have finished my first month in Washington, DC! It has been an eye opener. I tell people that my short time here has answered soooo many questions. Headquarters is a very strange place. It takes a long time to get things done and everybody has to give whatever you are working on their approval. Now least you start snickering and saying things like, "Yep that's government for you," remember that most of you got us in the mess we are in. It's called fairness and rules. Everybody says that there ought to be a rule for this and a rule for that so we horrible government workers won't take advantage of the system. Well, all those rules have to be interpreted, followed and enforced. That takes time ... and a lot of lawyers. And don't get me started on the fairness issue. One of the big jobs of government is to try to be fair to everybody. Think about that. There is more viewpoints of what is fair and what is not than yours or mine. Yep, takes a lot of lawyers.
On another note, I went to the Arlington Church of Christ toady and they had a bilingual service. There is a spanish speaking part of the Church this is probably as big as the Angelo part. The Elders at Arlington are very supportive of the Spanish speaking part of the congregation. It was very moving to hear songs I know so well sung seamless from spanish to english. Half a verse spanish and half english and so forth. I have included a little video. Don't look at the video, listen to the singing - you might recognize the song! (There is a big spanish speaking population in Montgomery County).
More pictures. The top two are the Navy Memorial (my front yard) and directly across the street the National Archives. Moving on, yes I found something like Tex Mex! The National Potrait Gallery. I went there Saturday and spend two hours and that was not enough time. I didn't finish the first floor much less get to the second. An of course, the capital.
Kit
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That's pretty cool! It reminds me (well kinda') of being in HOnduras and hearing songs you recognize sung in a completely different tongue. It's so touching.
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