Flying:

Flying out of Canberra is a joy. On Thursday, I called for a cab at about 5 minutes past 9 in the morning (the automated cab booking system is not a joy, but that's a subject for another post). Cab was there by 9:15. I was at the airport by 9:30, and at my gate by 9:35 for my 10:20 flight, after using a machine to pick up my ticket from Qantas and going though security with my shoes on. And carrying liquid on the flight. Not that I'm bitter, TSA.

If I get too used to this, I'm going to miss a lot of flights in the US.