July 10th

I share my birthday with:
*Nikola Tesla
*Marcel Proust
*David Brinkley
*Fred Gwynne
*Arthur Ashe
*Ron Glass
*Arlo Guthrie
*Ronnie James Dio
*Bela Fleck
and sadly,
*Jessica Simpson

Spontaneous Fun

So, we went up to see the Jim Henson/Muppet exhibit, and it was very nice. I wish it had been bigger, the best parts for me were a 9 minute art film by Henson called "Time Piece", and a storyboard for "King of Eight" from Sesame Street.
We passed through the Science Fiction museum and the EMP, both of which seemed pretty lame to me. Then as we were walking out we went by the little roller coaster in the amusement park. Luke had never been on a roller coaster before, but said he'd be willing to try it, so we did! It's a very small, compact coaster, but really fast. Luke screamed his head off!

Now, a brief rest, then U-Village for food and shopping. It's been a fine birthday so far.