….and me making a fool of myself. I don’t know what possessed me to post pictures of myself in this pitiful condition on my website for everyone to view. When it was sooooo cold outside and I had no one to impress, this ensemble was the result - my Carl hat, hair pulled back, and glasses. It reminds me of the last time I had plastic-rimmed glasses…..the fourth grade (I wasn’t exactly a charmer then either). Anyway, you can’t use these pictures as blackmail since I have already shown them to the world. The Parliament building in Berlin wasn’t used during most of the twentieth century, but it has been restored and Norman Foster was commissioned to build this new glass dome on the top, which allows a view into the actual meeting space. The public can walk on these ramps that lead to the top of the dome and overlook the city. The ramps are only supported by cables that hold it from above, a very cool structural form.