Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/11/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Congratulation for you and him, nice work, a lot of work! Saludos cordiales Lluis El 20/11/2008, a las 0:58, Adam Bridge escribi?: > ....well, for a few hours anyway! > > My son, Tom, is one of the founders of a blog called "We Love D.C." > You can find it at: > > <http://www.welovedc.com/> > > if you're suitably brave. > > Today he attended the re-opening of the National Museum of American > History, a part of the Smithsonian. The President was to speak and > somehow he found himself with a White House Press Pool pass for the > event. They put him between the AP and the Wash. Post photographers > with his Canon 10D. As he walked through the museum everyone was > extremely helpful and wanted to help him find just the right shot. > Nothing like being called "Mr. Bridge" by someone very senior at the > museum. I'm certain he remembered his manners and thanked everyone. > Probably right away they knew he wasn't a serious member of the press > corps. <grin> > > David McCullough spoke, as did the President. Now both my sons have > been closer to Presidents than I have ever been: Erik when President > and Mrs. Carter rode the JIMMY CARTER (SSN 23) from Georgia to New > London, and now Tom on the National Mall. I'm happy for both of them. > (A side note: submarine crews have a feeling about "the real thing" > and Jimmy Carter ranked very high. He talked with every crewman, told > great stories, and provided a fine historical connection to the early > days of nuclear submarining.) > > Adam > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information