As you might remember, I'll be taking the family to DC next week for school vacation. We'll be taking in the sights, seeing our nation's rich history, paying too much for parking, etc. - all the things that come with a vacation in the nation's Capitol. It also means I'll need some pre-made blog fodder...
In that vein, what topics would you like to see covered? What sacred oxes can we gore for you while getting gouged for dinner? Please, intarwebs, won't you help me fill in some content while I'm navigating the UNMITIGATED HELL that is DC traffic? Give folks something to read while Jay recuperates from an overload of HATERAGE in traffic?
Seriously, give a shout if you've got an idea(s) for a blog post, be it a question on a firearm, an interesting tidbit about something stupid/infuriating/mindlessly idiotic a fedgov has done, or anything else that might come up. Give me something to write about, please!
Otherwise it's going to be post after post of pictures of the Washington monument with juvenile comments...
That is all.
9 comments:
Dude!
You're going to DRIVE in DC??
There's an infectious airborne version of Tourettes in DC. I catch it every time I drive there.
Note: Constitution Ave is closed from 15th St west almost to the river. That's right down the north side of the mall between the White House and the Wash. Monument, north side of the Lincoln Mem., etc... It will be like that for weeks.
If DC is to much for you, you can take a little trip. Not knowing if you have a set itinerary or where you are staying, but Gettysburg is only about an hour and a half drive up the road. Living about 15 miles south of Gettysburg, I love visiting the battlefield. If the weather is nice for walking around, I would definitely recommend spending a day up there.
NRA HQ has a great Firearm museum.
I pity you... I've done the D.C. tour a few times for work and with the family. Just keep saying to yourself "I'm on vacation, I'm on vacation...". That makes sitting in traffic more tolerable. Also, bring things for the kids to do in the car, but I'm sure you thought of that already. Finally, blog fodder: 1) Holster selection: How does one go about selecting a holster without having to spend a ton of money buying different types and discarding those that don't work... 2) Say Uncle had a post about accessories that go unnoticed for when you can't CCW, think stabby things that aren't knifes, shields that protect (bullet proof clip board!), etc...and 3) Training; do training videos help?, hurt?, are they worth the investment compared to actually attending a class? Well, that's it for now...
The Air and Space Museum by Dulles has a large gun exhibit. Guns that had been mounted on planes, used by pilots.
The Native American Museum has a huge gun exhibit.
The gun that Killed Ab Lincoln, John Dillinger, and may others.
There are lots of others. You may notice firearms in almost every museum!
Cool stuff.
Another tip:
Leave the pocket knives at the hotel. There are now metal detectors and bag checks at almost all the museums.
The Spy Museum is good, the Newseum is good, the NSA has the National Cryptographic Museum (which I think is in Laurel, MD) which is very cool. And the NRA's National Firearms Museum is just off I-66 in Fairfax, VA at (I think) exit 56B. And, of course Air and Space. If you call ahead to the State Dept. you can see Thomas Jefferson's desk, on which he wrote the Declaration of Independence (23rd and C Street, NW).
South out D.C. on I-95, go to the Quantico exit and visit the National Museum of the Marine Corps. All the guns and weapons a gunnie could want to photograph.
Here's an idea for something to put together for a scheduled post. A while back you did the snubbies post. How about a post about the myriad of ammo types in the .38 special/.357 magnum area? There's surely enough variety in there for some good blog fodder.
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