DC: Basin

I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. This is why right, temporarily defeated, is stronger than evil triumphant.

--MLK Jr.

Franklin’s illness … gave him strength and courage he had not had before. He had to think out the fundamentals of living and learn the greatest of all lessons—infinite patience and never-end9ng persistence.

--Eleanor Roosevelt. 

The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much. It is whether we provide enough for house who have too little.

–FDR

The more things change the more they stay the same.

Thai X-ing was an amazing restaurant of perhaps some of the most authentic Thai food I’ve eaten in the US. The restaurant provides a set menu is what must be a residential house. 

DC: Zoo and National Gallery of Art

It was gloriously sunny on Monday, so I walked to the zoo, where these lizards posed for me.

Highlights from NGA:

Imitation by John Haberle. It looked like pasted in money and stamps but it was a trompe d'oeil. 

beautiful, insightful portrait.

Matthias Grunwald Crucifiction

DC: National Portrait Gallery

Where Francis and I went to Mass.

Perníl de cerdo, arroz con gandules, frijoles, y plátano maduro. Delicioso.

DC: the Corcoran

Rockwell Kent. One of my favorites

classic John Singer Sargeant

We got to play Apples to Bananas with the Bananagram tiles. Each player gets 12 tiles to create the best rapper name, Children's book title, stripper name or best new restaurant. Then the players vote for the best creative title. Fun.

Washington DC

On the prompting of Robbie, I asked Francis & Kirsten if I could spend five days with them in DC. Hospitality. Yummy Food. Good taste. And down time. What a lovely time.