I Am Bored And Want To Go Someplace

Since our trip to Rome in early December, we've had a quiet life here in Fort Worth. We've watched movies (A Serious Man was especially good), read books (Malcolm Gladwell and Atul Gawande are now my favorite essayists), and visited new exhibits at both the Kimbell and the Modern. We've had snow, twice, and we've had visits from family. (Snapshots are on Flickr.)

The cold weather has kept us inside and we've been itching to go someplace. Last year, American Airlines began non-stop service from DFW to Madrid, making it an obvious destination, so next Tuesday, March 2, off we go for a short seven-night stay. We've been to Spain once before (Barcelona, last January) but never to Madrid.

We'll be staying at the Hotel Europa, right in the middle of the old city, and their free Internet access means you'll get to see and hear more about our trip while we're there.

Finally, for no particular reason other than a grandfather's love of an adorable child, I want to include this snapshot of Josie, taken when she and her mother Sydney visited us in mid-January.