Airline travelers wait in the security gate line at San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco, Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2008. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

We were at SFO yesterday afternoon, and we must say that it was just delightful. No lines at check-in or security, no long wait for our $5 Peet's tea, ample seating space to watch planes arrive and depart as we finished Caroline Knapp's Drinking: A Love Story, our flight to Orange County (alas) wasn't sold out, and we got two -- two! -- cans of tomato juice. It was practically a day at the spa.

Have a safe and sane travel time, folks. Happy holidays.