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Got up at five am and papa drove me to La Guardia. Checked in immediately and then sat waiting for my flight to Dulles, with all the other zombie'd morning flyers. We landed early and I found Rob, so we hopped into The Red Mustang and shot over to his dojo. By noon we had about 20 people, including alot of kids, and we got to work. Managed to run through all twenty kata by five pm, and I was impressed most by the kids, one dude 9 years old, who managed to stick through all five hours at a mad pace without going bonkers.
After the seminar we drove (I love America!) across the parking lot to Durango's for some steaks and chicken and crap-talking before Rob drove The Red Mustang back to Dulles. We missed the exit so I got a quick tour of DC from the freeway: saw the Pentagon, Washington Monument, and the Capitol.
Since I had been given a boarding pass for my return flight when I checked in this morning, I went straight to the gate, turned on the iPod, and zoned for an hour. The flight back was half empty and landed early at White Plains. Papa even called the airport and was told my flight was on time, but for some reason he arrived early, passed the Orange Alert checkpoint manned with M-16 carrying National Reservists, and picked me up just after I landed.