This week was my long awaited excursion to Baltimore. The National Aquarium has been high on
my list of things to see ever since I arrived here. I planned out everything, and pretty much had the floor plan memorized before I arrived. We got to see the dolphin show, watch Shallow Seas in the 4-D Theater, and see Dora and Nemo! I think though, my favorite animals were the poisonous frogs. It was like an I Spy Book trying to find the different frogs in their simulated habitats. As we stood there trying to find the frogs, I started saying stuff like, "One drop of poison from this frog is enough to kill an entire frog!" just to see the facial reactions of the people behind us. Hilarious!
Anyway, we hit up Fort McHenry on the way home. That's where we held off the British navy's bombardment during the war of 1812 and where Francis Scott Key was poetically inspired to write the words that would become our national anthem. I liked it! I really love our country.
That was Baltimore. As we walked down the streets towards the Aquarium on such a beautiful day, I couldn't help myself from singing, "Good morning, Baltimore!"
I must pay tribute to this my favorite book of all time. Last week I finally decided that I should own my favorite book, so when a barnesandnoble.com coupon came my way, I seized the day. Of course, when it got here this week I felt like it needed an inauguration, and who better for its maiden reading than me! Now the thing about this book is it's such a page turner from Chapter 1 that I've never succeeded in reading it in less than two days. Even now I just couldn't put it down! It's such a incredible, compelling story. As I read I felt supreme sorrow and disgust, confusion and mystery, and even relief and joy. The story addresses the most fundamental of human rights, the freedom to choose, to be good, and forces you to reconsider what is right, and what one can/should do to defend what is right. And it's so full of action and plot twists and plain cleverness, that it just keeps you reeling! If you haven't read this book yet, I highly recommend it to you. And here's the good news--now I've got a copy, so just ask me and you can borrow it!
