11/16: home by lunch

I hadn't spent any nights away from home since July 2024, so I was an out-of-practice traveller when I went to my conference late last week.  Though I know it was good for me to go--to be on the road, to give my paper, to see a friend, to get out of my usual routines--I was also glad to have a smooth drive back this morning.  I arrived in time to make myself fried rice for lunch.