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Random DC notes

My wife and I are in DC as tourists for a few days. Some notes…


If you’re going to visit the WWII memorial and the Vietnam memorial, do them in chronological order. The WWII is a big, open space with nothing to hang feelings or memories on. The Vietnam memorial — which, amazingly, I’d never been to before — is heart-breaking. No matter what we thought of that war, we all feel the full stop of those young lives.


The Hirshhorn is a truly enjoyable art museum. I usually conk out aesthetically after 45 minutes, but we did this museum from its opening hirsh to its final horn.


Because I am a mature individual, I refrained from yelling profanities at the White House.
I’ve never liked its palatial air.


We had a delicious Indian dinner at Nivana at 1810 K Street, NW. It’s completely vegetarian, and much of it is vegan. The owners are very friendly and will tell you anything you want to know about Jainism.

Disturbing fact: Some of the wines they serve are marked vegan because, the owners say, most wines are “filtered through fish.”


“Only Human” is a Spanish movie about a Jew who brings home a Palestinian fiance. We went because the Washington Post claimed it was laugh-out-loud funny. Eh. It had a couple of chuckles, but otherwise was just predictably silly. “My Big, Neurotic Jewish-Palestinian Engagement.”

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