{"id":14406,"date":"2018-06-10T18:47:39","date_gmt":"2018-06-10T22:47:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/klishis.com\/notreally\/?p=14406"},"modified":"2018-06-10T19:17:10","modified_gmt":"2018-06-10T23:17:10","slug":"traveling-washington-dc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/notreally\/archives\/14406","title":{"rendered":"Traveling: Washington DC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Friends were in DC for work on an overlapping weekend, so I went down so I could see them while they were closer than several days drive away.<\/p>\n<p>Saturday, it was supposed to storm all afternoon, so we went to the <a href=\"https:\/\/airandspace.si.edu\/udvar-hazy-center\">Air &#038; Space Museum Annex<\/a>, to which I had never been.<\/p>\n<p>One of the things I especially wanted to see was the shuttle.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/random_michelle\/40911160130\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"2018-06-09_Air_and_Space_4\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1729\/40911160130_789331cb9a_z.jpg?resize=640%2C427&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" alt=\"2018-06-09_Air_and_Space_4\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The heat tiles were more amazing that I had ever thought!<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/random_michelle\/40911158480\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"2018-06-09_Air_and_Space_1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1732\/40911158480_804ca394c8_z.jpg?resize=640%2C427&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" alt=\"2018-06-09_Air_and_Space_1\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/random_michelle\/40911153220\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"2018-06-09_Air_and_Space_15\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1752\/40911153220_1ab2149bdd_z.jpg?resize=640%2C427&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" alt=\"2018-06-09_Air_and_Space_15\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Seeing the amount of wear on the tiles was both amazing and also made me a little sad, thinking that the loss of a tile caused the death of astronauts.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/random_michelle\/40911154780\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"2018-06-09_Air_and_Space_17\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1724\/40911154780_f53e4a2680_z.jpg?resize=427%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"427\" height=\"640\" alt=\"2018-06-09_Air_and_Space_17\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>One of the things I especially wanted to see was the restoration area. Since it was a Saturday, no one was working, but you could see what they were working on.<\/p>\n<p>The restoration of a wood frame plane next to a WWII plane being restored.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/random_michelle\/27852809937\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"2018-06-09_Air_and_Space_33\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1747\/27852809937_be05afacc9_z.jpg?resize=640%2C427&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" alt=\"2018-06-09_Air_and_Space_33\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>To give you an idea of how complex these various restorations can be:<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/random_michelle\/27852808247\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"2018-06-09_Air_and_Space_29\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1736\/27852808247_a498dd3dd1_z.jpg?resize=640%2C427&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" alt=\"2018-06-09_Air_and_Space_29\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>I was tickled (green, rather than pink) by this control panel.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/random_michelle\/27852805537\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"2018-06-09_Air_and_Space_10\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1722\/27852805537_8a3bfae0b6_z.jpg?resize=640%2C427&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" alt=\"2018-06-09_Air_and_Space_10\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/random_michelle\/27852804077\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"2018-06-09_Air_and_Space_11\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1757\/27852804077_865abbc248_z.jpg?resize=640%2C427&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" alt=\"2018-06-09_Air_and_Space_11\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Michael figured out what the black rectangles below the phones were. That amused me even more.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/random_michelle\/27852801497\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"2018-06-09_Air_and_Space_13\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1748\/27852801497_8b7e657528_z.jpg?resize=640%2C427&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" alt=\"2018-06-09_Air_and_Space_13\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>An odd looking piece of technology&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/random_michelle\/27852800307\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"2018-06-09_Air_and_Space_8\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1754\/27852800307_15af5c6e8d_z.jpg?resize=427%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"427\" height=\"640\" alt=\"2018-06-09_Air_and_Space_8\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>With a name that amused me highly.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/random_michelle\/27852798907\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"2018-06-09_Air_and_Space_7\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1730\/27852798907_5cdaf99870_z.jpg?resize=640%2C427&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" alt=\"2018-06-09_Air_and_Space_7\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>I also looked at the WWI and WWII planes, because it astounds me that men were willing to go up into the air in those flimsy things and fight each other. I mean, the WWI planes had synchronizes for their machine guns so they could shoot *through* their spinning propeller without shooting themselves out of the sky.<\/p>\n<p>One thing that surprised me was that the space section actually depressed me quite a bit&#8211;so many of the items in that are were for warfare. It seems so wrong that the achievement of leaving the planet was a small thing compared to the amount of time and money spent planning ways to destroy other humans.<\/p>\n<p>But after further thought, it was more than that. The WWI and WWII planes didn&#8217;t bother me, because I could see the skill and bravery required to go up in one of those machines and engage in a duel with the enemy. (I have tremendous respect for all soldiers who place their own lives on the line to protect people they&#8217;ve never even met.)<\/p>\n<p>Guided missiles, however, are ways to kill people from a great distance, requiring nothing more of the the person firing the weapon than to push a button. <\/p>\n<p>Remember: I&#8217;m a pacifist. I believe that I personally cannot lash out at someone&#8211;even in self-defense. (It&#8217;s far more complicated than that, but that&#8217;s a decent summary.)<\/p>\n<p>From that perspective, the idea of being able to kill without putting yourself in danger is mortifying. I understand the need for self-defense, even if I feel it is not an option I can take. But to kill without being in personal danger or to protect someone in your presence&#8211;that gives me cold chills.<\/p>\n<p>So to see how much effort has gone into killing with missiles left me feeling shaken.<\/p>\n<p>But besides that, I really enjoyed the museum&#8211;and even more enjoyed spending time with my friends: neurondoc, Jeri, and especially MWT, who I&#8217;d never met in person before.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m so glad I was able to spend all day Saturday with them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Friends were in DC for work on an overlapping weekend, so I went down so I could see them while they were closer than several days drive away. Saturday, it was supposed to storm all afternoon, so we went to the Air &#038; Space Museum Annex, to which I had never been. 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