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Quick report from Hobart, Tasmania.

I am in Australia for tort law conference, and Irene has art exhibit in Adelaide. Came to Tasmania for a few days. Hobart is a picturesque, charming place. But haven't explored much yet.

Few interesting notes. Everybody here seems to be from someplace else. Our waitress last night from Flagstaff. She came to school here because she thought it was going to be like Hawaii. She got over it in a few months. Now likes it. Our hotel check in clerk is from Regina. Why he would have wanted to leave is beyond me. The waiter in Sydney was from England. Restaurant manager from South Africa. So we are still on the lookout for a real Tasmanian devil.

On the Sydney-Hobart flight watched two hours of live Fox News. O'Reilly, Hannity, Greta. No CNN. No MSNBC. Curious.

I guess big news back in US is Obama's cave in on Bush tax cuts. I gather Dems on the left are unhappy.. very unhappy. Hillary, where are you?? Will keep on eye on that.

Thats it for now. Just wanted to say hello. Hello.