Just a week ago I said goodbye to Lonesome Mountain, expecting to be away from the ancestral home for nine months. But today my suitcases and I returned to the Hollow to resurrect some semblance of a plan from the ashes of my presently derailed Fulbright.
D.C. rendezvous with the rents helped ease the disappointment sparked by the postponement, though the closure of all Smithsonian buildings following three inches of snow contributed to my general sense of defeatism. At least Allie and I managed to visit the Air & Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center upon leaving the Dulles Marriott Thursday morning. It's a striking testament to the expansion of the military-industrial complex, but undeniably remarkable in terms of scope and scale. My inner child couldn't help feeling thrilled.
I resisted the urge to share an image of the U.S. Capitol along with reflections marking the one-year anniversary of the January 6th insurrection. Instead, I leave you with this rear view of the Space Shuttle Discovery. Somehow it speaks to the current state of affairs.
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