Sat, 07:40: Among the *nine* places or events we went to yesterday—this is only the fifth I have yet posted about—one was Ford’s Theatre, where Abraham Lincoln was assassinated. Shobhit was particularly interested in this one; I didn’t even have it on my already-exhaustive list. I’m so glad we went, though. https://t.co/etQP4tbmak
Sat, 09:02: We also did the White House tour yesterday. This portrait is hanging in the White House State Floor.
It seems bonkers, borderline psychotic, at first notice–but all things considered, it’s hardly surprising. And this is why I have always been against any assassination attempts, much as I detest the man: it only serves to make him a hero, if not a martyr. And I am far more eager to see the man eventually die friendless and ignored. Because fuck that guy.
(It’s unfortunate that the one chance I had to take a White House tour was when this putrid man was occupying it, but I do also believe the White House transcends him: whether he likes it or not, he cannot change the full scope of its history—still complicated, of course—as with the history of this entire city, which really is inspiring in many ways.) https://t.co/GM8KpPSjeb
Sat, 11:26:
[guy walks past us in Chicago Cubs shirt]
Shobhit: Chicago Bears?
Me: I think it might be the Cubs.
Shobhit: I think they have both?
Me: I think you’re right, but I don’t know what the difference is.
Shobhit: A cub is a small bear.
