Random Variables :: random thoughts deep and wide https://random.antville.org/ Bits of wit, couplets and quatrains, random thoughts deep and wide en Sun, 06 Sep 2026 11:59:40 GMT 2026-09-06T11:59:40Z en Another sign of post 9/11 https://random.antville.org/stories/156056/ <p><BR>Yesterday I took my 16-year-old son Joel to Sao Paulo to renew his passport. The consulate used to issue it the same day. Now it will take 10 days. All passports are being issued directly from the U.S. Good thing we didn't wait until just a few days before our travel date. As it is, I knocked forward our departure another day.</p><p>That also explains why you didn't hear much outta me yesterday.</p> Wed, 18 Sep 2002 19:44:00 GMT https://random.antville.org/stories/156056/ randal 2002-09-18T19:44:00Z