Arriving at the conference

Well, we made it to College Park, Maryland, after a much too long drive. There were multiple accidents on the freeway near Washington, Pennsylvania that tied up traffic for hours, and then we ran into lots of snow in the higher altitudes in Maryland (hills and curves and darkness and ice aren’t my favorite mix of driving conditions).
But we made it and I’m thrilled to be here. I’ve already seen tons of SSDP folk. As you can see below, the folks are having a great time late tonight, with drums and a didgeridoo and dancing and conversation.

I’ll report more from the conference on Saturday.