Re-entering the Atmosphere

Returning from Prague, pondering the laundry pile, and crashing just a little.

I came home last week from a ten-day trip to Prague. Whenever I return from an “assignment” (yes, I call all trips assignments), I refer to the recovery period as re-entering the atmosphere. Things are a little shaky.

Allegedly, during this atmospheric re-entry, I’m “off,” or “distant,” or “cold.” I don’t feel distant. I feel tired—emotionally, physicall…