Never thought I'd see the day a decent person would be unable to walk by day through the tourist attractions in our nation's Capitol without people trying to physically force a pack of condoms on me! This is what happened in July of 2012 when the AIDS quilt lay on the grass beneath the Washington Monument. Three masculine looking ladies followed me and tried, unsucessfully, to get a condom into my hand, my bag, and then a side pocket of my skirt. This was after I politely, but firmly said, "No, I'm not interested.". I had to stop, stare down the aggressive one and drop the thing very intentionally into a trash bag. I was planning to have my neices, 7 and 12, come down for the weekend. Needless to say I called my brother and post-poned the trip.