Thanks for the "welcome aboard!" You couldn't sleep either huh? {:O)}
I had to get up for work. I don't like to rush in the morning- I take some time to wake up properly. Checking FR is on my morning list of things to do. I am a raging history buff- so history-related articles catch my eye. :-)
Cheers! (waves mug of coffee)
Oh- if you're in the area and interested in George Washington- his boyhood home at Fredericksburg (Ferry Farm) is also an attraction. It's about a 35-40 minute drive south of DC.
http://www.kenmore.org/ferryfarm_homepage.html
I had to laugh when I was standing on the bluffs at Mt Vernon and recalled the oft-told tale of 'Washington throwing a silver dollar across the Potomac'. The river is about a mile wide there. It was probably actually a piece of slate across the Rappahannock at Ferry Farm- and that isn't easy, either.
More... http://www.kenmore.org/foundation/pic_of_week/pic_of_week.html