Yesterday, exactly one year after leaving the United States, I returned to it.  My excitement was tempered, though, because a typhoon and solidly booked flights (presumably full of other folks returning from the Olympics) is keeping Lacey in Hong Kong, where she was supposed to have a short layover from Beijing! Fortunately, the latest word is that after almost two days of hassle she is installed in a 4-Star hotel and will meet me in San Francisco on Wednesday if she can’t get a flight earlier than that.  For my part, I miss having Lacey to celebrate with, but it does feel good to be back in the US, and the weather in San Francisco is gorgeous.  It’s been quite a year, and I will plan to publish at least one “retrospective” blog post in the fall for those who are interested.