New in the last couple of days: Dad has a fine post on the evils of terrorism. Toby, equipped at last with a phone line and a computer, finally gives us her thoughts on her new living situation. Kristy fills us in on the early days of her year “abroad” in Los Angeles. (My term, not hers — but hey, it is sort of like a foreign country. Apologies to Texas.) And last but certainly not least, Becky gives us an update on the severe gas shortage in Phoenix. (News coverage of that crisis here.)