Absence

I've been traveling for about two weeks, first on our youth group mission trip to Brooklyn, and then to Phoenix for the meetings of the Commission for Women, which I moderate. I had internet access, but only intermittently, and blog-writing was just not a priority. I'm back now, but guess what? I start jury duty tomorrow. So, who knows when I'll be back into regular posting. But I popped by to note one thing: being essentially without the news for two weeks is an odd thing. I have NO IDEA what's going on in the world right now. And while it's pretty easy to get back into the swing of work, catching up on the wider world is like waking up with no coffee after a long, much-needed, deep sleep: it takes a while, and it isn't pretty.