I am not sure it is superstition or just an overall preference to stay in denial until the very last minute, but I find it very difficult to talk about a trip before it happens. So before I drink more coffee I will just blurt it out, later today we are flying to New York. It is going to be a very hectic trip - we are also visiting my family in Florida and I have a very special, very short side trip planned for Seattle. Anyway, I must scurry back to my denial but I should be back sometime Monday, North American time, in a haze of jet lag.