I haven't posted anything is quite some time, nothing in over two months it looks like. I apologize for not checking in more regularly. The pages have been empty but the days have been quite full. I went back to work full time around mid-August. I landed in the Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs in The Office of Policy and Public Outreach. It is a mouthful but welcome to Washington - acronyms R US! We've never met a name or concept that couldn't be obscured or complicated by the use of an acronym. I felt that it was a good place for me to return to work - the issues are very interesting and important to me. It was satisfying to be back to work, engaged, and contributing. Things started to turn at end of September - I perceived a dip in my writing and was struggling to find the correct words to express myself. Definitely a new symptom and an unnerving one.
