Post-election break

I needed a break after the election and was planning on just a series of light weeks with PODs, but my health and daylights savings time were against me. Currently I have some kind of undiagnosed sinus problem that is causing intense sinus pressure in my head and also in my inner ears. It has the fun side effect of being completely physically draining and I believe if I had absolutely nothing to do that I could easily sleep for 18+ hours a day. Alas I have a full plate with work and my dissertation, so what little energy I have in reserve each day is spent on other things than the blog. (In case you are wondering I have a appointment with an ear, nose, and throat specialist after Thanksgiving because my doctor has finally run out of things to try. We also figured out that I might have been suffering from whatever I have since early last spring, since what I believed was allergies all spring, summer, and fall may have been what I am still suffering from. Yeah, fun stuff.)

Where have the PODs gone? Very good question. To wit I would respond, Where has the sunlight gone? I have darkness when I get out of work, so it makes it hard to take a daily picture. Until the sunlight returns I will be posting "Random pictures of the week." Though I will probably start with "Random pictures from November" to play catch up for my down time.

In case any of you were wondering one of my pictures has been chosen as a finalist for a internet mapping company's dc map. Kind of cool. Here is the picture. I have a little extra personal love for Ben, so despite the fact that I think I have better dc pics, it is kind of flattering. I will let you know when I lose. Again behold the power of the cellphone camera!


_John

image: "Mr. Beagle" from Macorig Paolo