The Travels and Rants Journal

1. Went to DC over the weekend with The Girl. Among the highlights: The Art of the American Snapshot exhibit at the National Gallery (see also this interactive guide), Jessie the Dog eating at least a dozen oreos, me throwing up.

2. How very, very sad: Slow going for Rove memoir auction.

3. How very, very sad, part two: Texas high school coaches think twice about Rocket speech.

4. How very, very sad, but this time for real: Dan Fogleberg, singer/songwriter/gentle soul, dies at 56 of prostate cancer.

5. How very, very sad, but this time for real, part 2: