Somewhere in Middle America

Wednesday, May 19

A little trip down south for the weekend.

We had a chance to go to the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum out near Dulles. Never been there until over the weekend. My parents took me to the one on the mall a bunch of times growing up. This one is pretty sweet (aside from the $12 parking) because it's free and has plenty of great aircraft. I'd like to go back there and really read through everything. Here's a Concord that they have on display there. And yes, it's full-size, just like the space shuttle enterprise they have.


This is Maleeha after we pushed her through the museum. She managed to do some walking as well. The museum is in a large hanger, so even if the parking lot looks terribly full (and I doubt it ever will) there's no large crowd sensations.


There's a really sweet sculpture outside of the museum. I took a whole bunch of photos of it. It's the most beautiful thing out there, amidst the highways and corporate parks.


Here's what you do: Go to the Gap Outlet and put on some cow ears. Cute, guaranteed.


Information on what's going on.

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What I've read (most recent on top)

  • Boomsday by Christopher Buckley
  • Under the Banner of Heaven by Jon Krakauer
  • Blindness by Jose Saramago
  • Blackwater by Jeremy Scahill
  • The Nasty Bits by Anthony Bourdain
  • Friday Night Lights by HG Bissinger

Who is this?

It's me, Rehan. Male. 29. Brown, overweight. Mechanical Engineering degree. Pittsburgh sports fan. Married to Maria, father of Asim. Project manager for an engineering consulting firm. Finally to the point where I really enjoy my job. Regular bike rider.

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