I'm back!

Ok, I'm a slacker.  I promised updates and failed miserably.  I will have a complete summary of the RFF (the environmental group) Frontiers Conference later in the week.  Trust me, it will be well worth the wait.  But first, some internet access frustration... 

Here's a quick summary of the internet access I had while visiting the Capitol capital of the most developed country in the documented history of the universe. 

1. The airport in Columbus, Ohio, the sixteenth largest city in the U.S. offers free wifi. 
2. The Beacon Hotel in Washington, D.C. offers 'high speed' internet access for $12 per day--and it requires an ethernet cable--which I had to borrow at the front desk, because who the heck carries their own cables anymore?
3. The DoubleTree hotel in Washington, D.C. (did I mention this is the Capitol capital of the most developed country in the documented history of the universe?) the conference host does not have wifi which stymied my intent to offer a running diary.
4. Baltimore-Washington Thurgood Marshall International Airport offers wifi for $12.99 PER DAY (do they really expect passengers to be there for a day?). 

That about sums up my reasons for not posting more.  Oh, and I'm a slacker--did I mention that?