Kathleen and I had a terrific time at Walt Disney World for the past few days. We stayed at Disney's Wilderness Lodge and spent a day each at Disney-MGM Studios, the Magic Kingdom, and Epcot.

The weather was just about as perfect as you can get in January: mostly sunny and 75 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit (24 to 27 degrees Celsius) each day.

This trip was about relaxation. I needed a break from writing Operation Gadget, consulting on the design of other websites, and managing servers. Kathleen needed to get away from the office and relax. We achieved our goals.

I'm not sorry that I missed most of CES, Macworld, or the Alito hearings. I didn't turn on the TV after the NFL games ended on Sunday. This was the right way for me to relax this time, and I'm going to try to remember this approach for our next vacation.