What happens in Bethesda stays in Bethesda

My current destination isn't exactly as exciting as my last one, but the conference I'm attending (Dynamics Days) is one of my favorite ones. It is always in early January, so I typically end up having a flight this early in January (or even earlier) every year. This will be my first of three trips to Maryland in consecutive months. I will likely be sampling three local airports. (I am flying into Dulles today. My flight on 2/8 goes to Reagan airport, and I plan to go to Baltimore in March because that's where the conference is being held.) The last time I went to Maryland (for Dynamics Days 2002), I flew to the wrong airport and had to find a creative way to get to Baltimore without breaking the bank (I did), and I believe I arranged things correctly this time around.

I am prepared to freeze my butt off, and some of the recent weather here has already served as a bit of a trailer (not an accurate trailer, but a trailer nonetheless).

I will be speaking tomorrow about my congress project, and there's something heart-warming about doing this really close to the Beltway. (Also, it looks like we're on track to shortly submit for publication another paper on this topic. Hopefully, it will be ready at the end of this month.)

Tomorrow night, the plan is to meet up for dinner with one of my cousin's and dinner with one of my high school friends (who is finishing up at Hopkins) is also on the docket.