November 5, 2006: Washington, District of Columbia.

All the touristy stuff in D.C. - the Nat'l Gallery, the Air & Space, a tour inside the Capitol, etc. - is free (unless you're one of those unlucky folks working and paying federal income tax). In fact, tickets to see Borat were the only ones we had to pay for, and he was considerably less inspiring than any museum, monument or memorial in town.

We had to wait in line on two consecutive days in order to hear oral arguments before the Supreme Court. Gripping case! Will the Washington State criminal sentencing guidelines have to be reworked? We await the exciting decision to be handed down in a few months.