Cooperation

I need to get out of my office and talk to more people here.

I've been writing up an answer to a question from one of our divisions, and was just told that they were looking for something by noon today (not a worry - I just need one more piece of information that they're hunting down for me know). The other attorney on the the questions came in to chat with me about it, see where I was, and in explaining my answer he revealed that we'd taken a public position on one side of the answer (it involves two pots of money and I have to talk about flow from A to B and then flow from B to A). This position obviates the need for the argument I was making, which was a pretty slippery one to begin with. So now part 2 of the answer is simply "no." ;-) I love consistency.

Noises

One change that has stuck with me since the retreat a month ago is that I no longer awaken to National Public Radio, or any other radio for that matter. My mornings have been decidedly quieter since I stopped, and I don't find myself missing it. Mornings feel more peaceful without the constant noise of the radio, less hurried, and easier to deal with, even when I've not gotten enough sleep, as was the case this week.

I've joked with a few people that it's because they got rid of Bob Edwards as the host of Morning Edition, but while that's a convenient excuse, it's not why I no longer listen. I just find myself valuing the silence over the news.