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We have just gotten back from helping some of our friends move thier stuff into another room after their toilet exploded.  There were simply too many opportunities for a creative name in the title.

Our day started off again with a morning session with talks from Sam Donaldson of ABC, a panel of former governors and congressmen and then finished off with Dr. Steve Bell.  It was all again about the media and its role in politics.  Mr. Donaldson spoke long-windedly about how the legislative branch is the real power in government.  The panel spoke (even more long-winded) about how there needs to be accountability in governmnet and common ground.  And then Dr. Bell displayed the commercials from the primaries and general contests.

We then went to the Smithsonian Institution of American History where we ate lunch.  We then saw a great Abraham Lincoln visit where his top hat, suit, and other artifacts were on display.  There was also a Presidents exhibit and it was pleasant to see that Barack Obama’s picture was already on the time-line.  The renovations in that building have really made the museum a great experience.

Then some of us decided to go to the Natural History Museum.  There we saw incredible exhibits of diamonds, mammals, dinosaurs and aquatic life.  Afterwards we went to the IMAX theatre in the building and watched a Deep Sea movie in 3D.  I remember the 3D glasses and movies from elementary school and the fact that they didn’t work.  But this movie was incredible – it was like watching Planet Earth in 3D.  Very good.

So then we came back and ate in Arlington, Virginia at the Santa Fe Cafe.  It was a spanish restaurant – all of the workers spoke Spanish were very nice.  The food was greasy and spicy but was a fun place to go to.  2.5 out of 5 stars.

During dinner we got the call about our friend’s toilet, so we ran back and helped them move thier belongings.  Hence the beginning of the story.