I am in Florida right now, but I wrote the following from the Salt Lake City Airport yesterday:

Walking around the Salt Lake airport cradling a laptop in my arms—what do people thing, I wonder. Crazed geek can’t be without her electronic device for more than a few minutes? Found it lying around somewhere and stole it? Truth is my Portland to Salt Lake flight had a severe overhead compartment shortage so I was forced to check my luggage after boarding the plane. My laptop was in my suitcase and I wasn’t going to let that float around three flights unlocked, waiting for sticky fingers so I opted to carry it. Last thing I need is to have to explain a missing laptop at work. So I am carrying it, sans computer bag, around the Salt Lake airport as I kill my 3 hour layover. Jealous yet?

And evidentially fighting cavities is a terrorist activity since my toothpaste was confiscated by TSA at security. Yeah, it was a 4.5 container but it was half empty, so 2.25 oz of terrorist threat, not 4.5. Oh, and I was reprimanded for putting my gels and liquids in a gallon zip lock bag instead of an airline safe quart size bag. Sorry, Barney Fife, I’m a girl and I need more products than will fit in a quart freezer bag. The look on my face must have stopped his speil mid-rant, because he gave up pretty quickly; I was biting my tongue because there were so many sarcastic, cavity-search worthy comments running through my mind.

Sorry I haven’t written much lately, my life has been pretty much about the drama lately. Upheaval at work, illness on the family front (hence the layover in Salt Lake on my way to Florida) and flu all around. I haven’t been that sick in years, so if you are offered the flu bug please be strong and just say no. You’ll thank me later. You’re welcome.
Gotta run. I need to see if they sell airline friendly sized toothpaste in this airport.

My mom has dialup so I have to do what work I can from a German coffee shop in Cape Coral. They're closing now so gotta run.