quicko: usa/aus

Today, besides being John Calvin's 500th birthday (they'll revoke my diploma if I don't mention that), is also the day that I lose in transit over the international date line as I fly from America to Australia. In crossing it, though, I thought it'd be fitting to mention that, though the differences are plentiful (at least sufficient to keep a daily blog going since October, hey?), they're not so overt as the differences between America and England. America does fit between the two, geographically and metaphorically; or, really, to be more precise, Australia fits between the two, geographically (the other way, Americans, the other way!) and metaphorically. Or something. Perhaps we'll explore that more another time. Or perhaps not. Maybe!