Bombs on Planes, Root Canals, and Sweden Awaits

Cindy came and alerted me while I was in the shower this morning, urgent news about another travel bummer....but this time fortunately, not a tragedy. It seems that we all must now remove all liquid items from our carry-ons, because some wackos in the UK tried to blow up 21 planes using liquid explosives. We'll post some words of advice on this on the GoNOMAD site this week, it is so sad that the actions of a few nutcases can create such havoc as four-hour delays, ridiculously stringent regulations that the law-abiding now much dutifully follow. Now grandma's hair gel is a bomb. Good god!

I am on my way to the dentist for a root canal today. That is never as bad as people think, since they knock your tooth out and it makes the sensitive tooth feel better. But it is fun to tell people that 'cause it elicits such sympathy.

Another interesting development today is that we might be spending Christmas in Sweden. The tourism board there said "Nice website" when we contacted them...now we're figuring out the details on when we can go. I can't wait to see Scandinavia, even though it will be pretty dark, it should be a memorable experience!