There's a lot I could say about yesterday (including recounting the technological hiccups that have kept me mostly offline--what are the odds that the only two functioning PCs in the house would *both* suffer catastrophic hardware failures at the same time?!), but mostly I'm just basking in an extremely unfamiliar sensation. For the first time in over fifteen years, I feel optimistic about the state of US politics (ever since Clinton betrayed his campaign promises with "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," if anyone's curious when my personal disillusionment set in). It's a feeling that may well dissipate, and quicker than I'd like, but I'm going to enjoy it while it lasts.

For those up to speed on our family travels, Allison is bleary and exhausted after last night in Chicago, and is heading home to Austin tonight. (For those not up to speed, while Georgia and I headed home yesterday, Allison flew off to Chicago to watch the election results come in with the Obama-Biden folks. Are any of you as jealous of that as I was?)

(Oh, and WFC was ridiculous amounts of fun, as always. Calgary appears to be filled with little more than restaurants that close early and homeless people, but we had a good time nonetheless.)