1940 Air Terminal Museum
Yesterday I attended the "Wings and Wheels" day at the 1940 Air Terminal Museum by Hobby Airport in Houston. Once a month, local pilots fly [...]
National Statuary Hall
National Statuary Hall, also known as the Old Hall of the House, is the large, two-story, semicircular room south of the Rotunda. The meeting place [...]
Trendy Kitchen
I'm happy to say that I'm not old enough to remember kitchens that look like this one. But at the time, I'm sure they [...]
Blue Birds
I'm sorry. I know I'm weak. But I just had to go and post another photo of the Blue Angels. That's the problem when [...]
Our National Library
The Library of Congress is one of the first places you should go when in Washington. From the outside, it's a grand building, just [...]
Union Station
It had been a long day in Washington D.C. and we were looking for a fast way back to the hotel for a quick [...]
Concorde
The Concorde has always been one of my favorite airplanes. I had never seen one in person until I visited the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy [...]
The Rotunda
The symbolic and physical heart of the United States Capitol is the Rotunda, an imposing circular room 96 feet in diameter and 180 feet [...]
The Original Houstonian
Being a city of many cultures, it's hard to find someone that was actually born in Houston. Oh sure, they're out there. They're just [...]
Rocket Power
If you were around in the late '60s and early '70s you probably remember watching the Apollo moon launches. The rocket that lifted off [...]