I’ve been running on full blast for several weeks now, and I’ve missed writing. Last weekend I was tour guide to 30 Mexicans here visiting from the south union. So between that and several projects here at work, I’ve arrived home every night with enough energy to throw everything on the floor and collapse into bed. But at least within the hectic world I’ve created for myself, I have my own emotional mini-oasis.

And there are moments that problems don’t enter