I Always Thought Matt Damon Was Shorter
Sally and I drove up this morning to visit Los Alamos and the Manhattan Project National Historical Park. Well worth the visit if you ever find yourself in Santa Fe and have a free afternoon. There are plenty of buildings worth seeing, including the Fuller Lodge and the Hans Bethe House that you can go in. You can peek in the windows of the house that Oppenheimer lived in, and someday you will be able to tour the inside. They are currently working on getting it museum-worthy.
We also went to the Bradbury Science Museum. When I first saw the name, I thought, that’s cool, they named it after my favorite science fiction writer. But, no, it’s named after Norris Bradbury, an essential Manhattan Project scientist who would become the second director of the Lab, transforming it over 20 years from a military outpost to Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory.
We had planned on eating at a place called Blue Window Bistro, but as we walked there was a prominent sign on the door that said Help Wanted, and practically in unison we said, “Uh oh.” We opened the door, and there was a crowd waiting to be seated, so we turned right around. Ended up back home and finished up the shrimp etouffee from the other day.
This is my last night in Santa Fe; tomorrow I turn east and head towards the old stomping grounds of Aiken, SC.