We've kinda been loafing about the past few days. Not really kicking back but doing a little sightseeing and taking life easy. So... it's probably time to get everyone caught up with the details.
As most of our generation can attest, you knew where you were and what what you were doing the day President Kennedy was assassinated. That day certainly qualifies as a 'significantly emotional event' and we thought we'd visit the sight at Dealy Plaza, in downtown Dallas, where it occurred. Getting there, or anywhere around Dallas has been a challenge.... maybe because it's a new place for us or maybe that the city fathers have chose not to pay for street signs but whatever the reason, we almost drove through the plaza before even realizing we were there. A glimpse of the infamous 'grassy knoll' was all it took for me to know I'd just driven through a spot in history.
We ponied up the money to get into the museum at the Texas School Book Depository. What an interesting collection. Really brought clarity to the old memories. Being there in person gives one an accurate sense of scale. TV, film and images just can't quite give you how confined the shooting area was or how close Oswald was to the motorcade. Here's a image of Sharon standing near where Kennedy was shot.
Anyway... a sobering experience that put a little near term history in perspective.
For all of those who are enjoying the winter wonderland...we're getting by with sunshine and near 60.
Sorry for the delay in updating but our Internet provider was just next to terrible. Paid for 30 days and maybe got about 5 hours of good service. Ugh. More excitement coming in the next post. We've moved on to San Marcos but getting here was crazy. Stay tuned.
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