Two Degrees of Separation from SJP!

We visited the Smithsonian's Museum of American History while on our trip to DC.  It's a wonderful museum, just renovated, I highly recommend it. At each of the entryways they have collections of various relics displayed. Some of the items were things like one of the first types of gasoline pumps, the scale that determined how much oxygen weighed, mouse traps, you name it. Chad caught a glimpse of the C3PO costume used in Return of the Jedi. Of course, he was absolutely giddy and ran over to take a picture. Lo and behold, next to C3PO, was Carrie Bradshaw's Mac that she used to write her column! Now I was the giddy one. :) So, since I saw the laptop SJP used in the show, that puts me like two degrees away from her, right? Oh, I also saw Colbert's oil painting portrait, so I guess I'm two degrees away from him too! Ha! Here's me with the Sex and the City laptop. Jealous? :)

Poetry Via Email

We are in DC for Spring Break. And since Chad's favourite game Fallout 3 takes place in DC , I thought I would share an email I received from him one day. It pertains to culture in that it is a poem, albeit it is about a video game that he wasted hours (if not days) of his life away playing. And yes, Chad really is in charge of our youth. Enjoy!

I played Fallout 3,

for a while it was just the Wasteland and me.

hundreds of mutants slain,

thousands of bottlecaps claimed,

I was the scavenger and defender of the weak.

Far from the vault,

a fantasy I caught,

of destruction and anarchy for weeks.

But with the enclave finished,

and project purity completed,

Who will I be,

Without Fallout 3?

Chad Thomas Hannon
7th Grade Texas History Teacher
Austin Academy

Eagles.....Soar!!!!