Vicksburg Flashback

I'm feeling non-bloggish today. So here's a picture of me at Vicksburg (Mississippi) in 2000 hanging out at the Minnesota monument. Pooteewheet and I were on our way, by car, to New Orleans and made a side trip just to see what was there for their Civil War memorial. Darn impressive - I doubt most people have seen that much marble and granite memorial work all in one place unless they spend considerable time in D.C. It didn't hurt that it was absolutely beautiful out that day and it was our first real vacation together since our honeymoon that didn't involve other family. Certainly is strange to see myself in glasses.