Stress at Home

My wife is under a lot of stress, at work and from her family (the death of her aunt, worries about her parents).  She's been taking a lot of it out on me and the kids lately.  It's not been much fun.

Back from Travels

Well, I'm back from a conference.  It's always abrupt.

I get so lonely when I'm out of town by myself, but I do so enjoy the autonomy.  It is so hard to go back to being so responsible when I return.

At least I don't need to worry about staffing any more.

Conference

I'm at another conference.  I've heard a number of good talks, gave one that was pretty well-received.

I look forward to being on my own at these conferences, away from the many many constraints of my home life.  When I'm at a conference I never feel as free as I'd like.  I don't sleep well;  I feel drowsy enough to be even more anti-social and tend not to network.

The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.