glennbo123
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That's right--on this drive, we would be going back in time.
There's a lot of time travel in this TR....didn't we just have some with that carousel in the last chapter?
Mrs. Knowitall will have to comment and explain when exactly she got sick of hearing this joke on the trip, since we crossed the time zone line a few times.
My guess would be "the first time". Yep, that's what I'm going with.
At this point, I need to stop and praise Mrs. Knowitall for her bargain shopping.
My word, you're trying to score points again?!

A few months earlier, she had received a groupon offer for a year's membership at the Delaware Natural History Museum--$27 for the year. This museum is--how can I say this delicately?--crappy.
I've been there! Once.

You'd get more value from $27 worth of whoopie cushions.
Is this groupon still available? I'm definitely interested.
However, Julie read the small print.
Man, she's got good eyes.
So, she bought the membership for the express purpose if using it there and saving us about $50 on the admission. And yes, I married way, way out of my league.![]()
Julie, congrats on the great discount. Mark, congrats too.

So: at long last, we entered the musuem. And we immediately decided to send Sarah to the moon. Just because we could.
"To the moon Alice!"
I never realized that midwest cows were so....shiny.
Statler: If a man who rides a horse is called a cowboy, what do you call a man who rides a cow?
Waldorf: Stupid.
Any TR that includes Statler and Waldorf quotes deserves a

Scotty got in and felt the need...the need for speed!
And here I thought you were going to interchange "seed" for "speed".

Because, you know, it happens.
What's that? Fuel?
When I see a display like that, I always wonder who the poor dope was that got the job of having to sculpt a replica of poop. How does one go about doing that?
Where's Mike Rowe when you need him?
We found another room playing off the energy theme to show different ways of producing energy, or detailing potential vs. kinetic energy. The central display was a Rube Goldberg-type device that used various mechanics to shoot billiard balls through all sorts of channels and chutes. It was cooler than it sounds from my description. Either that, or I'm just a big nerd.

The sub exhibit is massive, and excellent. It seems to go for miles, giving a great sense of the naval theater of the war. I wish we'd had more time to explore it. Touring the sub is an extra cost, but we decided to go for it. It was worth it.
You can tour the USS Torsk in the Baltimore harbor. Not a guided tour, but there's no time limit.
Unfortunately, it was unreliable technology, and they believe at least 2 German U-boats were sunk by their own torpedoes.![]()
"You arrogant a**. You've killed us!" (wrong nationality, but you get the idea.)
It was getting close to lunchtime now, but we still had time to check out the electricity and magnetism exhibits.
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"Now fulfill your destiny and take your father's place at my side!"
Coming Up Next: Planes, Trains & Automobiles. And instant ice cream. And silly hats.
You saw John Candy and Steve Martin?