{"id":1472,"date":"2009-05-20T01:34:07","date_gmt":"2009-05-20T06:34:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/?p=1472"},"modified":"2009-05-20T01:34:07","modified_gmt":"2009-05-20T06:34:07","slug":"dc-plans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/?p=1472","title":{"rendered":"d.c. plans"},"content":{"rendered":"

So… it occurs to me that I’ve lived in D.C. for more than six years now, and there still remain a number of places that I’ve been meaning to visit all this time, but, for one reason or another, have not. Earlier this year, I crossed the Library of Congress off my list, but far too many still remain.<\/p>\n

I feel like if I publicly announce what those things are I stand a shot of actually doing them. And maybe some of you will want to do them with me.<\/p>\n

Here, in no particular order, are ten D.C.-area places I’d like to see or things I’d like to do:<\/p>\n

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  1. Rent a canoe or kayak<\/a> and paddle around on the C&O Canal.<\/li>\n
  2. Hike around Teddy Roosevelt Island<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  3. Watch a classic movie at American City Diner<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  4. Visit Mount Vernon<\/a> and Monticello<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  5. Head up to Bengie’s<\/a> for a triple feature on the nation’s largest drive-in screen.<\/li>\n
  6. Climb up to the top of the National Cathedral’s bell tower. (This one may have to wait until 2010, as it seems I’ve just missed<\/a> this spring’s open tower event.)<\/li>\n
  7. Catch a Bowie BaySox<\/a> and a Potomac Nationals<\/a> game.<\/li>\n
  8. Investigate the Spy Museum<\/a>, the Shakespeare Library<\/a>, the National Aquarium<\/a>, the National Archives<\/a>, and the Natural History Museum<\/a>. (Yes, I realize lumping them all in one may defeat the purpose of a numbered list.)<\/li>\n
  9. Go swing dancing at Glen Echo<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  10. Tour Arlington National Cemetery<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Can you think of other things I should add to my list?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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