In a message dated 96-03-26 23:59:22 EST, [log in to unmask] (Felicia Pickering) writes: > A family group approached me and asked me if >I could tell them where the Smithsonian "Institute" (sic) was. Felicia, Your story reminds me of my own arrival to Washington, DC 8 years ago. No friends, no job (where I could have learned this lesson easier), I remembered that the Smithsonian Institute (sic) was in DC, so I hopped in a cab and asked the driver to take me there. He, having no doubt grown tired of trying to explain, dropped me off at the Arts and Industries building and took my money. Needless to say I was underwhelmed and called home that night to comment on how boring the Smithsonian was. It was a good few months later before I figured out what had happened. - Adrienne