It's Better in Wyoming.

Here are some things that happened this year: 1. Maggie and I got engaged!  Here we are before heading into Little Wild Horse Canyon, an amazing Utah slot canyon, where I proposed: 2. Maggie and I went to Iceland!  In January!  It was about the same temp there as it was in Laramie while we were gone.  But, Iceland also has volcanoes, and glaciers, and hot springs, and tectonic plates, and more! 3. I went to Baltimore and Tampa! For work travel this year, I presented at ACRL in Baltimore (spring) and LRA in Tampa (fall).  Both of these trips were first-time-visits for me, and I liked both places.  I was surprised by how much I liked downtown Tampa--I'd definitely go back! 4. We got to see Cirque d' Soleil!  No pics of this trip, but for Dad's 70th birthday we all (Sarah and Joel and the kids, Dad and Susie, and me and Maggie) went to Denver to see Cirque d' Soleil's Mexico-inspired "Luzia" performance.  It was all so amazing! 5.

What's changing as a result of Trump presidency and Republican-controlled House/Senate?  Here's an effort to start keeping track of life under a new administration.  Clearly I've got a bias, but I'll try to use this space to provide myself with multiple perspectives on some of the changes. Even by "post-truth" standards, Trump relies on misleading or flat-out false statements to support his views.  And, for people who think it's gotten better since election season has ended: here's an ongoing list . And here's an ongoing list of the ways that Trump oversimplifies, objectifies, and minimizes women. Trump seems intent on destabilizing relations with NATO countries in  favor of an alliance with Russia. Trump is likely to increase military spending ( along with many other countries in the coming decade ).   Military Times reports : "The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget has pegged the cost at an additional $150 billion in