We are recording this episode about a week in advance of our normal recording date. This is because our producer Ally Pelphrey and I will be at the Balticon science fiction and fantasy convention over Memorial Day weekend and I’m then flying to Orlando where I’ll be meeting with a colleague, spending a day at Disney, and helping move.  This kind of travel is a bit selfish - I get to hug old friends, take a selfie with a the Gay street sign in Baltimore, and do things that can only be done face to face, like lifting heavy boxes to load a van. I’m doing this because I want to.  But...