Random NrN moments

On the way to Nancy Pelosi's "Ask The Speaker" event at Netroots Nation, I rode the elevator with Congressman Brad Miller (D-NC). Apparently we're staying on the same floor. I observed that he gets to ask Pelosi questions all the time, and he replied that he'd be sitting at the back, and anyway "I'm just another blogger here."

Last night I got to drink and chat about space policy with two people rumored to be on the short list for an Obama NASA administrator.

This rocks.

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