The American History Museum at the Smithsonian Institute is being renovated, so they temporarily moved 150 items of Americana to the Air and Space Museum (BORING). I walked the expanse of the building ignoring all the space gadgetry and went straight to what it was I came to see....goofy stuff.
One of the first items I saw was Kermit the Frog. He sat right next to Lincoln's Top Hat and Edison's light bulb. I turned a corner and found the first artificial heart, created by Domingo Liotta and implanted by Denton Cooley. For those of you new to my life, Denton Cooley was a world renown thoracic surgeon that operated on me when I was a tot. Dr. Fernbach (pediatric oncologist) could get no other doctor to perform the surgery. They all thought he was crazy trying to save my life at a time when taking risks was not the norm. Denton Cooley was a risk taker....thank you very much....and now he is in the Smithsonian.
It didn't hit me until I saw this aluminum tray that they are a thing of the past. Seeing it made me think fondly of my childhood, sitting in front of the TV, with a TV dinner on a TV tray watching things like All in the Family and M*A*S*H.
I would officially like to state that IT IS a Barbie world....or at least it is for me.
Now, go to Cat's Photo Albums and look at the album titled, Smithsonian. I got a lot of really cool pictures and there are a few quizzes. Also, I would appreciate it if you would add thoughts or comments about the things you see. There is a place to add a comment right below each picture. Then it will be like we went there together.
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Okay, that aluminum tray was great! It reminded me of the same thing, eating on goofy t.v. trays, you know, the ones that look like fake wood and have the outdoor print on them of deer and woods! Also, what about Jiffy Pop Popcorn? Do they still make that. I didn't know that about your doctor experience. I thought I was one of your close friends?! ;)
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