I guess it beats Fallujah

Lest anyone think I only get to travel to fun and exotic locales (you know, like Ottawa), I just found out I'll be going next month to...Beirut! I don't think Gretchen will be joining me on that trip. [And yes, I realise the civil war of the '80s is over and that Lebanon is largely secular and that Beirut is actually supposed to be a pretty happenin' place and we have friends with family there who visit regularly without incident. Still...]