wistful about wiscon . . .

If I could figure out a way to go to Wiscon, I could be part of the reading for Glorifying Terrorism. The nice fellow said it couldn't be that expensive. It's not only expensive, it's difficult and time-consuming to get to Madison from here. Flying from San Jose costs $400 round-trip, with three airplanes and almost 9 hours travel each way. From San Francisco it's a lot cheaper but you have to leave at 1 in the morning and fly to Dallas/Ft. Worth and hang out there for four hours for more than 9 hours total. Oakland is worse.

I had thought about flying someplace close-ish and taking a bus, but I can't figure that one out either.

The bus takes two days each way.

I just don't understand routing a flight from San Jose to Madison through Dallas. It adds 700 miles to the trip. Why not route the flight through someplace more on the way?

Baycon is nice.