Socks

The White House cat, while definitely the first, made his fame by being the first one online- from the White House website to the beloved "Good Willy Hunting" app game from the '90's, has passed to kitty heaven.

I think I wrote about him before, and the only reason he gets his space here is that- well, back when nothing happened in the world, he and Buddy would make National News headlines. So long for that.

c. Feb. 1989- Feb. 20 2009
20 years of cuteness and cuddliness.

DC Artifacts

I got a part-roll of DC 'Statehood' quarters from the mint. The text seems to be greatly different than the previous 50, sort of like if DC became an all-out state. While I don't give it any art award (it's a simple portrait of Duke Ellington, with the toned-down slogan of "Justice for all"- taxation w/o representation was rejected).

THere is also the issue of Capitalsaurus, the unique dinosaur of Capital Hill who is a legit dino. I want to catch up on this. Also---the former marshiness of the Potomac Basin and Southern MD lead me to believe that there is oil under my feet. I'll go follow up on that, too.