The Museum of Science and The Good Samaritan

We spent a very rainy Friday at the Museum of Science at the north end of Boston. We've always known that rainy days out are best spent indoors say in a museum or mall, but people forget that it's also a hassle to get to the destination in the first place! We didn't have an umbrella but our coats were more or less waterproof. So as we were leaving the north station T-stop and preparing to brave the unforgiving wind and rain, a good samaritan offered his umbrella to us. He basically insisted that we take his umbrella, which was in a decent condition, especially because MJ was carrying Meg.
For all the negative things we have to say about Americans and the American culture, it's also here that one encounters incidents of giving and selflessness to total strangers, no less. They don't think too much about whether the person they're giving to deserves their kindness, or justify what they're about to do. They basically don't judge. I haven't quite decided yet if this incident is a norm or an exception, but I would bet my money that this would never happen back home. Needless to say, it made our day.
The Museum of Science is huge. I think Meg is a little too young for us to explain most of the scientific theories and processes but it was a good eye opener for her, seeing the life-sized dinosaur and a respectable range of stuffed life-sized animals. There's lots to see but I have never been one who is attracted to science. Still, a visit to the MOS is educational and is a must go for every child.
Meg touching a glass ball filled with lightning bolts of electricity. The exhibit shows that humans conduct electricity much better than air around us, thus when we touch it, the bolts gravitate towards our hands and the electricity generated is much more energized and active.