[jyl]

Well, this is a new one on me.

Received my new US passport today and also received a credit card like thing called a "US Passport Card". As far as I can tell, this replaces a passport for land or sea travel to-from the US and neighboring countries (Canada, Mexico, some Caribbean countries, etc); is acceptable identification for TSA; is proof of citizenship; is a form of "RealID"; and I'm not sure what else it does. It is NOT a replacement for a passport for international air travel.

It is kind of pretty. I guess I'll keep it in my wallet just in case I need to prove my citizenship or something.