George, Master Clock and good answer

- We passed this statue when I was with my niece and sisters in the car on the way to lunch in Washington, DC on September 13.  I asked who the statue depicts and my niece replied, "George Washington."  That made sense since it is near the entrance to George Washington University.  On the way back from lunch, we were sitting beside it in traffic and I asked her to snap a photo out of the car window with my camera.  A Google search says, "A bronze statue of George Washington stands at the north entrance of the University Yard, just past the rose garden.  The statue is a cast of the 18th-century marble original by French sculptor Jean-Antoine Houdon."  I like how the artist gave our first president such a dapper look.

 This photo from Google images

- Niece and her husband live in Glover Park in DC.  (For about another week and then they are moving to Turkey.)  Glover Park is home to the Naval Observatory and the Vice President of the United State's home.  Every morning and evening, Glover Park residents can hear the Naval Observatory play the sounding of colors synchronized to the nation's Master Clock.

- Niece and her husband are parents to 3.5 year old Mina, who you have heard about before.  She has such smart and funny parents, that she is smart and funny herself.  Those of you in the states may be familiar with the TV commercials in which a man talks to a circle of children and asks discerning questions.  (It advertises for AT&T.)  One question of late:  "So what's better, fast or slow?"  A link to that amusing TV commercial can be found here.  When niece and her husband asked Mina, "Is it better to be fast or slow?"  She replied, "It's better to be happy."