 Bev...
» I'm curious - were you referring to non-international travel here? Would anyone bother with a passport if they weren't travelling internationally? (Setting you up for anyone who jumps in to claim that travel between the US and Canada isn't international. <eg>) «
I was definitely going for international travel with the seeder. (I know that travel between the Ewe Ess of Aye and Canucka is international! <gd&r>)
» And, just to lend a bit of support to Hugh, I considered the two-passport option, too, though my papers are still in the hopper for my second nationality. (Planning ahead. <g>) «
As I wrote to Hugh earlier in the thread, I did think of him when I posted the seeder, but opted not to show a choice of multiple passports since "most" of our members don't qualify for more than one. Obviously there are more members with multiple passports that Just Good Ol' Hugh!
» The other option that was missing (though perhaps not relevant to most forum members) was a national identity card. At least within much of Europe, that normally suffices for border crossings. (One of the reasons I am looking forward to getting my EU nationality - no more waiting in the "Third World" lines, especially on trips to the UK... Just flash my national i.d. and I'm in! <g>) «
I wish that the folks in Dee Cee would wake up to the fact that there's a crying need for a national identity card here. <sigh> With the plethora of separate state drivers licenses (and, in some states, an identity card), a national card would be a boon to travelers within the states.
Personally, I've scanned the picture page of my passport (and, of DW's, too) and downsized the resulting .JPG graphics to wallet picture size. I laminated the pictures and I now carry it mine my wallet as a secondary identity card, to my drivers license.
I also printed out multiple copies and have one in each of the bags (including camera bag, etc.) that I take with me when traveling, either domestic or out of the country. The cards show ownership, should the baggage item get misplaced and, if my passport should become lost outside of the US, I believe it would be of assistance (at least!) in expediting a new passport at an embassy or consulate elsewhere. (Carolyn, can you comment on my thought of having the card in case of passport loss?)
Jim | 
