Skeksis!

As huge fans of the Henson’s Dark Crystal, my wife and I were excited to see the Henson display at the Smithsonian Museum of American History.

There was a great display there too about Polio and how Americans dealt with the disease, and the terrible heartbreaking realities of it. There were photos of parents sitting outside of quarantined hospitals, leg braces for toddlers, and even the cane and leg braces for Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

Most shocking of all is that Muslim nations are allowing for Polio to make a resurgence in Islamic countries because they falsely believe that the vaccines are actually a western plot to sterilize Muslims. Nigeria and other Islamic countries are leading the way to re-introduce Polio to the world.

The museum is also currently restoring the original Star Spangled Banner that flew over Fort McHenry. In its place hangs the flag that draped over the Pentagon after the Sep 11 attacks in 2001.

Many wings of this museum are undergoing renovations, and there wasnt as much to see there as usual, but its always fun to spend time there.