Apologies for the radio silence over the last few days, the missus and I were in Houston volunteering for the NAQT High School National Championship quiz bowl tournament. I'll have a write-up about it in the travel section sooner or later, which should be interesting given that we saw almost none of the city.

As for the big news of the weekend, I have mixed feelings about the Ronald Reagan legacy. I have some difficulty picking out the things that happened because of him and those things that were perhaps more of a team victory. The slant of coverage on foreign affairs is also interesting, but not surprising. I don't know how much anyone wants to delve into the contradiction of his drive for smaller government while jacking up spending. Of course, the money spent on defense comes back around to support the foreign policy stuff, but still.