I should be packing. There are few activities in this world I detest more: I inevitably bring too much stuff I don’t need and not enough of those things that would come in handy. Ah, but I do have a blog entry to complete, and this is a terrific way to procrastinate and postpone the inevitable. Anyway, I am off to North Carolina tomorrow: a non-stop flight from Nice to JFK, then another non-stop segment to Raleigh, and while I am truly looking forward to being there, the travel part itself is definitely a drag. At least I don’t have to worry about the safety of the neighborhood while I am gone, not with these two defenders around. By the way, I just decided to leave my Nikon at home, so now I’m sure aliens will land in the backyard in Chapel Hill for a photo-op...