Pentagon

Everyday I walk or drive through the Pentagon reservation (commonly referred to as simply "the Pentagon"). If you live in the Washington DC/Northern Virginia area, you know that the Pentagon is a transit center, focal point for commuting. It has a Metro stop, big bus depot and slugging (unofficial car-pooling). At 5pm, when I'm walking through its vast parking lots, the Pentagon is a crazy hub of activity. People rushing here and there to get home. There are lots and lots of miltary guys in uniform around as well as tons of us "civilians."

The Pentagon is the headquarters for the United States Military, the greatest and strongest military in the world. I think of this every time I step onto the Pentagon grounds. It often boggles my mind that I'm walking past this building that has changed and affected so many lives around the world. Decisions are made in there that mean the life and death of thousands of people. A press briefing goes on inside there almost daily, crazy!

This is a building, that during the Cold War, supposedly had a nuclear missile aimed right at. And of course after 9/11, I know as I stride on by, there are a lot of Islamic Fundamentalist's out there who would like to seriously harm this place. I won't lie, sometimes I'm a little scared to walk by, afraid of being so close to such a big target.

It's such a plain unassuming building. Commuting through here is certainly an experience, I always feel very adult, as I am joining the other fish, "places to go, people to see" sort of atmosphere.

ps - yes, while walking, I always make a point to check out the military guys, some of them are hotties (Air Force guys in their leather bomber jackets, yowzeers)!