On Saturday, May 03, 2003 we did a reconnaissance of Philadelphia today. Philadelphia is not Ford F350 dually truck friendly. The streets are very narrow, but most of the attractions are within walking distance from SEPTA, the regional transit authority.Drove to Philadelphia to visit the Philadelphia Museum of Art, an imposing edifice in Fairmount Park, one of the largest urban parks in the country. We arrived about the time the museum opened so we could find a parking space. There were none. We were fortunate to find one about a half-mile away on one of the side streets. The museum was holding a special exhibit entitled Degas and the Dance. You had to have a timed ticket to see the exhibit. The first ones were available at 4:30 P.M… Continue reading
We’re always searching for the best weight loss products but we didn’t realize that they are just free for us to take whenever we wish to do so. Ever take time off and go off with your family for a weekend camping trip. Living with nature and communing with it, living off the land and being respectful to the natural resources by way of utilizing it as needed, fruits and vegetables are some of the most natural best weight loss products. Have an apple as you walk through the apple orchard. What a nice view of seeing rows of apple trees, most of them full with fruits.
Take a walk or a run by the seashore if you can, especially when its early in the… Continue reading
Oklahoma City is the capital of the State of Oklahoma. The capital building is dignified and non flamboyant. Both the House and the Senate were in session, whe we visited. The chambers were understated. The statue on top of the dome is called The Guardian, a Native American holding a spear looking off into the distance. The state seal incorporates the seals of the five major tribes which made up the Indian Territory before the land rush in the late 1800s.In 1914 the voters chose Oklahoma City to be the permanent capital, rather than the territorial capital at Guthrie. The governor at the time feared that the citizens of Guthrie would not be agreeable about the move. He sent a courier to the old capital under the darkness of… Continue reading
