Saturday I got my first ever passport in the mail. It's been something I've been wanting to get for a while, even though I have no specific plans to go somewhere that would require one. Part of my reasoning was that it kept me from being spontaneous with a couple friends who did have passports. Part of it is that eventually you'll need one to even go to Canada, where I do go from time to time. Of course now thanks to Real ID, and the fact that Wisconsin is resisting changing driver's license requirements to comply, a passport is actually the only way I'll be able to get on any plane in a couple years.

So... anyone want to go to Italy with me? I've always wanted to see Italy.