Casey and I decided to hop in the car and head down to Monticello yesterday morning. I had never been to Mr. Jefferson's house even after 8 years here in DC. Among the things I learned was that Thomas Jefferson loved vanilla ice cream. Somehow the image of a young Jefferson pondering the rights of men, and the future of a nation while slurping a big bowl of ice cream appealed to me. While I suppose all great men have feet of clay; this great man also had a sweet tooth. I think that makes him more real, and for just a moment yesterday in the weak November light on that small Virginia mountaintop.... I could almost hear Tom Jefferson saying: Mmmm.
Sunday, November 23, 2008
Jeffersons Good Taste
Casey and I decided to hop in the car and head down to Monticello yesterday morning. I had never been to Mr. Jefferson's house even after 8 years here in DC. Among the things I learned was that Thomas Jefferson loved vanilla ice cream. Somehow the image of a young Jefferson pondering the rights of men, and the future of a nation while slurping a big bowl of ice cream appealed to me. While I suppose all great men have feet of clay; this great man also had a sweet tooth. I think that makes him more real, and for just a moment yesterday in the weak November light on that small Virginia mountaintop.... I could almost hear Tom Jefferson saying: Mmmm.
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