Perot Science Museum

It was a good trip to the Perot Science Museum. We watched "Wildest Weather in the Solar System" and Earth was not on it. Come to think of it, neither was Pluto. I guess dwarf planets aren't good enough. Rude. The first two planets are too hot to survive. One smells like farts, according to my husband, because the air is made up of nitrogen which turns into methane gas and something else for it's weather, and it rains liquid methane. Actually I think that was Titan; Saturn's big moon. Either way... stinky! None of them would be possible to live on, but I guarantee there's some engineers out there working on a way to excavate diamonds off of Neptune. The same way it rains methane on Titan is the same way it rains diamonds on Neptune. Charcoal is in the clouds. The movie made the rain looks so pretty! But ouch painful. I missed a lot of the movie because some lady decided she wanted to sit behind and have a full conversation with her 2 year old. A loud one.

6th Floor Museum

Eric's parents are in town for a visit and we decided to take his parents to the 6th Floor Museum. They both remember where they were when they heard JFK was assassinated. It was very interesting!

Camera's weren't allowed inside which is silly if you ask me. Even the Louvre allowed cameras. They just ask to turn off the flash so it doesn't ruin the paintings and photographs. But oh well. It was still very cool. I was never into history. But if you've been following this blog, you know it's much more interesting to me being in places where history actually took place.

Going through the museum and learning all the facts, then hearing all the conspiracy's was interesting. Especially when we got to the window where Oswald took his shot. Let me tell you, it looks a lot farther on television, and from the street, than standing in the window. Eric and his dad both laughed when they realized how close, and how easy of a shot it would have been. When I stood there I had no doubt in my mind he could have made that shot with the weapon that was used. It's weird to think all this conspiracy comes from people thinking it's not possible. All they need is a rifle and rifle range with 3600 meter targets. The X on the street wasn't even half that distance and you don't need to be a sharpshooter to hit that target. So with Oswald and his history, none of us had doubts. I'm not saying there wasn't another shooter. I'm just saying it's possible he did it himself.

The gift shop had something I thought was crazy interesting. It was data based on both JFK's assassination, and Lincoln's. I later learned that some of the data is flat out incorrect, but it was still interesting at the time.

Abraham Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846. John F. Kennedy was elected to Congress in 1946. 
Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860. John F. Kennedy was elected President in 1960. 
The names Lincoln and Kennedy each contain seven letters. 
Both were particularly concerned with civil rights. 
Both wives lost their children while living in the White House. 
Both Presidents were shot on a Friday. 
Both were shot in the head. 
Lincoln's secretary, Kennedy, warned him not to go to the theatre. Kennedy's secretary, Lincoln, warned him not to go to Dallas. 
Both were assassinated by Southerners. 
Both were succeeded by Southerners. 
Both successors were named Johnson. 
Andrew Johnson, who succeeded Lincoln, was born in 1808. Lyndon Johnson, who succeeded Kennedy, was born in 1908. 
John Wilkes Booth was born in 1839. Lee Harvey Oswald was born in 1939. 
Both assassins were known by their three names. 
Both names are comprised of fifteen letters 
Booth ran from the theater and was caught in a warehouse. Oswald ran from a warehouse and was caught in a theater. 
Booth and Oswald were assassinated before their trials.

Watching the full video of JFK's assassination was pretty awful. All this time I thought Jackie-O reached back for his hat, I didn't realize it was his head. That's something that would stay in my mind forever. What a strong woman she had to have been.

The in-laws had a great time. It was neat, and sad to hear how it affected everyone at the time. I hope it's something we never have to go through again.

Dealey Plaza

Where the car was when he was shot

From the X to the window. Not that far.

Possible 2nd shooter

Leaving California

Road trip time! So we flew to Dallas last month for a house hunting trip. We found a great one in Rockwall which is right outside Dallas. It's separated by a lake. Ooh pretty!

Fresno Visit

It's been a while since I've written. There's some pretty important details I've missed. We sold our house in New Mexico. Eric's boss moved us to Southern California. Boeing set us up in an extended stay hotel for 30 days in Seal Beach, CA. While we were there I got hooked up with a Web Development Intern job at Boeing. It was an awesome few months. I also started school at Westwood. I figure online school is best since we move so much.

Back to Germany!

Eric left for Germany January 29th. How nice that his company pays for this stuff. I am currently attending classes at NMSU so I will be flying out Feb 9th. I'm in a strange town, in our new house, all alone and with no license! What a strange predicament. I have to take a cab to school which is really only a few miles away. I'll have to take one to the airport in El Paso. I hope it's not too expensive. I don't care and I can't wait.