I had some spare time today. That was nice. Today, Congressman Payne flew to Nigeria; he will be in Africa for one week. Our office was very quiet, so, with permission, I took off early. And what did I do?...
Well, I visited the National Museum of the American Indian. I thought I knew the way. On leaving the Rayburn (where I am placed) just to be sure, I asked a lady for directions. She said ' oh...hmm...you've got a ways to go'. I said 'ok, like how far?' She said '6-7 blocks, but'll take a long tiime in this heat'. I thanked her, and set off. What the heck. My spare time demanded it.
I walked. Then I thought to myself, I'm probably almost there now, I'll ask someone and find out. Well, I had to walk right back practically 6 or 7 blocks! At least, it seemed like that. That lady really had an exaggeraed notion of a metre. Just as well I wasn't time-keeping.
I wandered around inside the (free) museum. There was some live music from Peruvians who were jamming, - a bass, drums and easy tunes. Nice.
Did you know that little Indian boys collected the teeth of elks all throughout their boyhood, and then, when a man found a wife, his mother had a dress with sewn-on elk teeth ready for her delighted daughter-in-law? The more elk teeth, the better, I imagine. Hopefully the wife-to-be hadn't spent her girlhood picturing lace.
Don't imagine that because tomorrow is Saturday, I'll be catching-up on my sleep. I think not! Another adventure lies in store. Sleep SCH- MEEP!
