Almost back

I'm on my way back from the holiday trip. Things went okay, I suppose. It was not all happy times, but some good came of it. I got to watch The Hobbit and Les Miserables with my mother, and I was able to buy nicer-than-usual gifts this year AND give them in person. Also, I got drive through Appalachia on the way back and stay at a hotel with an indoor pool. I'm really tired now, but I've got half a dozen things I want to post about later.