Back in the midwest

Our east coast trip was great. (OK, so we did not get a call from the President. I have a feeling that our chances might have been better if our letter asked for an interview in 6 weeks, or a few months, instead of waiting to ask 3 days before arriving in DC.) We spent 3 days in DC and 2 days in New York, then returned. I spent the weekend editing a different project, and was promptly struck down with a kidney stone for 10 days. I'm still a bit dazed, so the full trip report will have to wait until tomorrow or the next day.