Pointless Trivia (SF Prep #3 Update)

I found out recently that the question "red or green?" when ordering food in a New Mexican restaurant is actually the official state question of New Mexico.

Capital/Capitol Trivia

A few ramblings about capitals and capitol buildings that are rattling around my head.

• I've lived in two state capital cities: Austin, TX and Richmond, VA.
• I have a cousin whose hobby is being photographed in front of state capitol capital buildings.
• I've visited the state capitols capitals in Denver, Santa Fe, Austin, St. Paul, and Richmond.
• The Texas state capitol building is one foot taller than the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.
• My favorite capitol building is in Richmond; it was designed by Thomas Jefferson and has one of his domes hidden inside the building.

Update: the distinction between capital (the city) and capitol (the building) is a fine point.  I'm surprised I didn't have teachers that harped on those words when I was younger.

Capital Ideas

The SOR meeting in Santa Fe begins today.  One feature of SOR meetings is their presence in state and provincial capitals over the past few years.  (I would imagine there's some connection between the location of a state's main research university in the state capital; imagine all those jobs.  There's probably a history thesis in there somewhere.)  Attendees at the past few SOR meetings and International Rheology Conferences have gone to the following capitals--

• Santa Fe, NM
• Madison, WI
• Salt Lake City, UT
• Columbus, OH
• Sacramento, CA
• Boston, MA
• Quebec, QC

Which capital city would you like to visit for an SOR meeting?  My first choice would be Austin; I have fond memories of the food, bars, lakes, and city from my year there.  I would also like to visit Honolulu, but I think my boss would not approve that travel.