It’s been a long weekend, extending into a long week and another long weekend. I went to the Rocky Mountain Roundup (53rd National Square Dance Convention) in Denver this past weekend. I’ll write more about my experiences there later; suffice to say I got too little sleep, and too much foot fatigue from standing around in boots on cement floors.

I drove down from Denver today, unpacked, and repacked for the gay international square dance convention, Remake the Heatwave in Phoenix. We were supposed to fly out at 9:55, but here it is, an hour later, with no plane in sight. We’re supposed to be out of here by 11:30, but I’m not counting on it.

At least the Albuquerque airport has free wireless internet access, so I’ve been catching up reading online stuff that I missed while at the Nationals (to give the Radisson Stapleton its due, it also had free wireless, but I barely had time to check email and send an occasional note to T-B).

So check out this story on the Hotlanta Squares from Public Broadcasting in Atlanta: Public Broadcasting Atlanta. Here’s a quote:

“It’s something a couple can do forever. By dancing with strangers, you learn how to shake hands, become more social, and more confident. It’s the best exercise for the brain and the body. You get a sense of accomplishment by learning and remembering all of the calls and implementing them quickly. You get to meet new friends and have lots of fun.”

There’s also a video

, but I couldn’t access it; I don’t know whether it’s some kind of Windows-specific media or some Windows-IE-only link or something.