The Bird in Flight

Yes, when nerds vacation, they go to museums. Or at least that's what we do. We spent the morning in the West building of the National Gallery of Art. Every time I go to our free, world-class, museums in DC I feel guilty about not taking advantage of them more often, and resolve to visit them much more often. We'll see how that goes. I didn't realize that there was only one DaVinci painting in the United States, which was exciting to see. One of our favorite paintings of the day (to joke about) was titled "Incredibly Effeminate Man Surrounded by Lions." Actually, I didn't write down the real title, but Heidi & Randall couldn't avert their gaze:

Viewing a close up of the painting might help you decide whether the man is praying to be saved, or to learn the secret of those lions fabulous hair. We also saw a painting hundreds, even billions, of years old that could have come straight from DC Chases after a big exam. Read More