Inspiring DC

My apologies for being away for so long. As hectic as campaigns are, the aftermath is equally so, though in a much different way. The new commission is getting up to speed and we have a draft 2008 budget for the city to review and eventually adopt.

My work at the American Red Cross took me to Washington DC for the first time in my life. How odd, I think, for me to have not been there before now, but that was the case. Following a mid-week two-day training, I stayed on through the weekend and packed in as much as I could.

Of course I didn't even scratch the surface, but there were some definite highlights - the Capitol Rotunda, the Washington and Lincoln Memorials, the National Archives and looking at the Declaration of Independence, Constitution and Bill of Rights. It was inspiring and re-energizing, to say the least. Much more to go back for.