Flashback

Last night, I witnessed one of the greatest flashback moments of all time. I was sitting in BW3s, watching (much to my embarrassment and chagrin) WWE Summer Slam. Although it was painful for most of the 2 hours I was there, I was rewarded with two very exciting occurrences. First, The Undertaker is still wrestling. He lost, but it was definitely a blast from the past. But, more importantly, the last twenty-six minutes were filled with bone chilling excitement....

The man himself, the man in red and yellow, came out of retirement for one last match. That's right, I watched Hulk Hogan wrestle in a post-retirement, result of trash-talking and former tag-team partner revenge, match. He wore the red and yellow feather boas, the tie-dyed red and yellow tights, AND the much loved Hulkamania bandana. In spite of the unbelievably bad acting, I was deeply enthralled. I watched that fight during all 26 teeth-gnashing, bone-clenching, white-knuckle minutes and it was fan-freakin'-tastic. I then called all my friends and relatives to tell them about it. Ok, not all of them, but everyone that I thought would be remotely amused by the event. I'm still reeling from the excitement of it all :).

Are you kidding?

Why did I get spam in my blogger comments? Have spammers really sunk this low? (see below comment).

If I have to tell you what this is, we should rethink our citizenship.
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Changing of the Guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Notice how it looks much like the changing of the guard in Bangkok.
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...And so, my fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you...but what you can do for your country. This is a picture from the JFK memorial in Arlington Cemetary.
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Lincoln Memorial as seen from the WWII Monument.
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Sir Lincoln, please meet my blog readers :).
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The Washington Monument in all its glory.
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Hot, hot, hot

Last I checked, I was visiting the nation's capital, not the tropics. Why is it so blinkin' hot?!

Anyway, my first night in town, some of us walked down to the Lincoln Memorial and saw the Washington Monument and the WWII Memorial. They were quite historic :). I also noticed that there were urns, lights, and "quiet please" signs all around. I mused to myself that this was interesting. Whereas other cultures have temples of religion, we have temples of democracy....and that's ok with me. (I happen to enjoy that whole, "liberty and justice for all" theme. Even if it is mostly theory rather than practice :P).

The Arch, at dusk..."Gateway to the West"...and new fave romantic weekend getaway of mine. :)
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This is the old courthouse in St. Louis....and where the infamous Dredd Scott case was decided.
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Sometimes a HotShot just shows up on your camera. This was taken at the top of the Arch.
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HA and might I add HA!

Please see the post entitled "A little bit of bubbly and standardized testing". And then you too will be endlessly entertained. A word of caution: if you're at work, you will be caught snickering inappropriately.

Meanwhile, I was planning on posting my romantic pictures of St. Louis without my romantic partner. However, I forgot such necessary essentials as the camera and the USB cable. I don't like to quibble with such details.