I’m off until Sunday. We’re driving to Cleveland to spend Thanksgiving with my in laws. I decided that it was unwise to pack the lap top. Instead I’ve packed the J. Crew catalog, the two last issues of the New Yorker, the Post, and some policy journals. I need inspiration.

Sometimes inspiration is found in the book review section in APSR. Sometimes it’s on page 34 of the J. Crew catalog. You never know.

Thanks to you, my virtual community, for all the kind notes and e-mails in the past week. I hope to respond to everyone after I return. In the meantime, have a splendid holiday. Laura.