I'm back in the office after a wonderful holiday break packed with lots of quality family time. Like many of you, I was on the move: Over a 9-day period, I drove a total of 1,040 miles and flew 1,164 miles, trekking through Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana.

As a follow-up to a previous post, thanks to Santa, I will now receive the Sunday New York Times to my doorstep, so if my 2008 New Year's resolution holds, I will become that person who can say they read the paper each Sunday!