Christmas eve!

I'm in Portland! Yay. Plane trip was uneventful - didn't even get the special security search. I'd seen reports of expanded security coverage for travelers, but didn't see any evidence of it. At 5pm on the 23rd, I walked through security at the St. Louis airport in about 10 minutes. Presents on checked luggage made it through without being opened. (Yeah, I wrapped them first. Oops.)

Hey, R-52 - if you're reading this - I can't reach either of your numbers: You can call me on my cell phone 314-602-5094 (And, for those of you who should have it, there it is - if you shouldn't, then never mind :)

Also, I will be arriving in Eugene on Amtrak at 5:10pm tomorrow. See you then!

Merry Christmas everybody! (And, to Bill O'Reilly and Ann Coutour: Happy Hollidays!)