In early July, Jonathan spent a week at a conference in Blaine, WA: Foundations of Molecular Modeling and Simulation 2006. He flew into Seattle on Sunday afternoon and stopped at a mall to have lunch and watch the end of the world cup finals: Italy vs. France. The weather in Blaine was rainy on several days but pretty nice on others. The conference was enjoyable, especially meeting old friends. The many events with open bars was good for fostering interactions between attendees but not so good for the waistline. I took a red-eye flight home Friday night/Saturday morning.