A Day at the Smithsonian

White House

National Christmas Tree









Washington Monument









WWII Monument









Air & Space Museum









Native American Museum









The Capital









Natural History Museum









National Archives









Spy Museum










TIRED!

Day of Remembrance

(for more pictures, see konashark's flickr

It's Snowing

This morning when it first started.


Just after lunch.


Later this afternoon.

Visit to the Pentagon

Took the Metro to the Pentagon with Public Health flight. We went on the offical tour. That place is amazing. 23,000 people work there! It's bigger than most towns in the US. Our tour was only for 60 minutes, just a few floors, two rings and 5 corridors. And the inner courtyard. There are museum and memorials along most of the walls. I could spend hours just going from corridor to corridor looking at all the photos and momentos.



Unfortunately cameras are not allowed inside. This was in the visitor center just before our tour briefing.

Hope to go back next Monday and see more of the exhibits.

Countdown?

3 days left and still so much to do.

All the data collection questionnaires are updated and electronic (the only set I didn't do was Pediatric, isn't that ironic).

Tomorrow we present our two new outpatient education programs to the department: Winning at Losing (weight management) and Healthy Heart Needs TLC (cholesterol).

The updated diabetes education sessions have been a big success with the Population Health team that is revamping their program. They are still looking for a CDE. Maj Chen approached me but I had to explain their protocol called for an RN-CDE, and I am looking forward to going back to my husband in Las Vegas.

The Diet Tech training module for Diabetes has been sent forward to the Working Group. The Hyperlipidemia training module is in progress (still working on the study guide). I still haven't looked at the Strategic Plan that I helped create last month.

More outpatients on Wednesday. On Thursday (after squadron PT in the morning) I am going on a tour with Public Health at the Pentagon! On Friday the returning dietitian gets to see all the upgrades and I get to show her the new documentation templates.

Don't tell the airmen who have been working with me in the clinic, but on Friday I'm going to present the two of them with AF Dietetics coins. Shhhhhhh.

Then 1 day to get rejuvenated before I get my hubby!!! He's flying out this weekend so we can be tourist for a couple of days before going back home.

Saturday in the Park

Volunteer Project
National Park Service (NPS)- President's Park (The Ellipse) by the
White House - Washington DC
Joint Base Andrews Naval Air Facility Washington (JBANAFW)
Sponsored by the Culture of Responsible Choices (CoRC)

CoRC promotes healthy lifestyle activities to prevent JBANAFW member DUIs, undersage drinking, and substance abuse
Project duties: laying Ecotrack for accessible seating, tent floor installation, litter removal. The purpose of the project is to assist the NPS prepare for the annual President's Park Christmas Tree Pageant (White House Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony and Concert)

Ravenchase Quest Around the Capital Mall

A great way to see some sights around the main park. Had lots of fun solving puzzles, saw a couple of museums, and got some exercise.






Here's just a taste of where we went today. And then a great lunch at Matchbox (on H Street). And what a gorgeous sunny day!

The bulk of the photos (including the clues) are posted on my flickr starting HERE.

It's Raining It's Pouring

It started on Tuesday evening and hasn't stopped yet.

Retiree Appreciation Day - Nutrition Table

Joint Base Andrews honors local military retirees today. This morning the 779th Med Group provided health screens and information. Nutritional Medicine Flight was well represented. During the two hours our team spoke with many folks and answered lots of nutrition questions. People really like the food models and visual cues for fat & sugar in foods, and how triglycerides thicken the blood.


Thank you team for helping out on your day off. Don't they all look sharp in their service dress? Yes they do. Go USAF Blue!



{yes, I know I'm short}

Computer Viruses Suck! And Playing Tourist - Part 1

Sorry the photos were delayed. My computer got loaded with spyware virus last night (whoever created Personal Guard 2009 can get run over by a Russian tank after I shoot him). Despite 7 hours (didn't go to bed until past 3a) going through the registry & deleting processes and running my antivirus software, I was still infected and probably screwed up some other things. And the virus has corrupted my IE so I wasn't even able to get onto the internet to dl the appropriate AntiMalware. This morning I took it to Geek Squad; hope to get it back Tuesday evening (then I will edit this paragraph & add photos to the blog).

Today was my first tourist day. Aliendial (whom I know from unFiction and ARGFests) took me to brunch in Alexandria. After a detour to Best Buy we headed into the Capital. Destination was the Newseum on Pennsylvania Ave. We spent a lovely afternoon exploring all the exhibits, watching a few videos, playing with the interactive monitors, and I took a few pictures (there are more at my flickr).




It also turned into a bit of an adventure as we got on the 295N instead of South and then she felt something wasn't right with the vehicle. Flat tire. Yes, two women CAN change a tire (sorry, no pictures of this one, we didn't really like the neighborhood).

Now I'm back at the hotel, waiting for my weekend Chinese food delivery, using the computer in the business center. Guess I'll get some reading done the next few nights (no computer also means no DVD player). Fingers crossed Best Buy has it ready for pick-up on Tuesday after work.

Sunday in the Street(s) of Joint Base Andrews

After all the rain the sun finally appeared and I was able to follow my daily driving route to work - on foot. The access to the Virgina Street gate is not friendly to foot traffic, but there were very few vehicles so I felt pretty safe.


The first intersection (from Virginia Avenue I turn left onto Perimeter Road).


The Andrews Golf Club is here. Lots of parking places near the clubhouse for Generals and Secretarys (the Cabinet members) and Chiefs (Top Enlisted).


Examples of newer base houses and the colors of fall.


Quick, he doesn't want you to find his nut stash.


This is where I'm working these days.


The view from my window, to the East, close to sunset.