Well, I made it back to Kansas.  The trip was fairly easy - hardly any traffic besides us.  We stayed at our usual hotel, whose continental breakfast includes waffles!! 

My diploma was much fun.  I memorized the English translation, although I think their translation is "interesting."  Here, the word interesting means "don't quite think it says exactly what you claim, but it might perhaps be an extremely verbose and fanciful derivation."  My parents were surprised to learn I was "well-born," but I was even more surprised that I was "ordered to enjoy and rejoice!"

There's a robin's nest out back.  I'll be writing more on that when I'm not so bored with typing already.