Cool! They Carved My Name in Stone

Yesterday the wife and I went to the reception that my alma mater, the Cooper Union held for the completion of the Alumni Roof Terrace in the new (not so new anymore) Cooper Union building at 41 Cooper Square.

They were asking for donations a couple of years ago before they started construction of the building and for those who gave over a certain amount, they promised to have the donor's name enslabbed on the terrace somewhere. It was hook, line and sinker for me. With the promise of having my name carved in stone for all future generations of the world to see, I dropped a few G's and yesterday I was able to bask in all of its glory.

Nice and big. Ain't it beautiful?

Here's a close up.

Yesterday was actually my first time really seeing the new building. While the outside can be an eye sore, I think the inside of the building is quite cool. Here's a picture of Lisa and me inside.



Our Little Trip to our Nation's Capital

The weekend before last, the wife and I with our friends Joan and Bobby went down to DC. It was a good trip. We saw most of the sites but like all of the times before that I have gone, there are always places that I wish I had more time to go see. Well at least this time I got to see the Jefferson Memorial.



 

View of the Jefferson Memorial across the Tidal Basin




Lisa in front of the Jefferson Memorial



Bobby and Joan





We took the Metro from Arlington, where we were staying  into DC. We then walked to the tidal basin where the Jefferson Memorial is situated. Then by foot we went to the Lincoln Memorial and then made out way onto Pennsylvania Avenue. A lot of walking but the weather was nice and being that out was Easter weekend, there were huge crowds everywhere.

Just like on my shiny penny

Lisa with Lincoln

We saw this on our long walk via Pennsylvania Av.