washington, d.c.: team usa basketball practice

d.c. armory.

this event for service members only.

16-screen monitor.

melo: asian america's public enemy no. 1. he called linsanity's contract "ridiculous."

bryant's probably laughing because he has five rings, and anthony has zero.

end game ceremony between army and team usa.

biz markie: the clown prince of hip hop

italian kitchen on u

four dollars a slice.

for individual slices, pepperoni only.



left: sn paumen, timberwolves fan; sn lee, trailblazers; sr morton's grandfather (we were at his house); sr morton, talented hoopster; sn nwokeabia, plays rough.

washington, d.c.: lincoln memorial

reflecting pool. they've been redesigning it since '10. 

the ancient one.

first amendment.

chinatown.

we were going to eat here, but it only had one table.

sn everett attempts to use the sticks. she resorted to a fork later.

sn jackson gives it the old college try.

abe had his enemies.

liked this kid's jordans.

the face of the washington franchise.

skateboarders at an intersection.

sculpture off of pennsylvania ave.

the nation's capital. it's where the house of reps. and congress meet. 

tree-lined street - pennsylvania ave.

first amendment on the wall - pennsylvania ave.

don't know who these people were. they got in my way.

washington monument.

obama's place.

constipated.

world war two memorial. a place to kick-back and pay respects to the veterans who've crossed the waters before us.

world war two memorial.

hands down, the most revered, respected president in america's  history.

abe l. gave the most pardons than any other president in u.s. history. he was known to be compassionate. 

notice the big hands. the sculptor did that intentionally.

dedicated 1922, 57 years after abraham's death.

gettysburg address.

hallowed words.

19 feet tall.

a. lincoln spent a lot of time out of the white house, getting to know his troops, conversing with people in his cabinet.

abe's second inaugural address - another historical speech.

abe's election was an upset. he was thought to be an incompetent country lawyer with a poverty-ridden upbringing.

martin luther king jr. stood on these steps.

the columns are 99 feet high.

u.s. supreme court. remember clarence thomas? he's a conservative.

street band. they seemed skilled. 7th st. and f st., downtown d.c.

visiting the "video game" exhibit at the smithsonian art museum was one of the highlights of the day.

sn jackson found out about the event. he's a big-time gamer.

a sidewalk memorial.

seemed like a spiritual man.

u.s. treasury.

first secretary of the treasury.

back of white house.

sn lindahl: it doesn't get this hot in minnesota.
sn jackson: i want to go back to the video game exhibit.

sr hyatt: lenny kravitz is the best.
sn jackson: who cares about rock music.

sn lindahl: the night is young.

sn jackson: i'm all about diet coke.

"allow the president to invade a neighboring nation, whenever he shall deem it necessary to repel an invasion, and you allow him to do so whenever he may choose to say he deems it necessary for such a purpose - and you allow him to make war at pleasure."

the exchange saloon: make-you-feel-at-home service; good gyros and philly cheesesteak.

it was a good find by sn lindahl.