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We’ve come back from our vacation, and I’ve finished the latest Harry Potter book. (Mrs. Weasley ROCKS.) And I’ve also held, for the first time, an actual bound copy of my husband’s new book as well. It took him twelve long, hard years to write, and it’s beautiful.

But I haven’t been blogging. I’ve got writer’s block. I’ve got the photos, the notes, lots of ideas… but I’m sort of stuck.

So, you do what you can do. I’ve been catching up on several of my own favorite blogs. The Career Encourager has written some terrific posts lately, several of which have inspired me to write, well, more notes. She also posted a gracious link back to me last week — thanks, Peggy! And of course there’s Compensation Force, a terrific blog which on a personal level has been more helpful than I’ve been able to tell author Ann Bares… I’m just so impressed with the depth of her knowledge and her nuanced way of discussing compensation, salary scales, and how they really work — or ought to!

And then, there’s that “Brazen Careerist,” Ms. Penelope Trunk. (Have I used the word “brazen” yet?) Alas. Apparently she and her husband are now not speaking, and no she still hasn’t asked if he minds her blogging about their marriage, including her careful diagrams of his feelings and shortcomings, and yes she still “knows” he’s fine with it (though how she would know this when she’s determined not to ask him and he’s not speaking, I have no idea), and yes she’s also perfectly fine with being absolutely all out-there and public (she repeatedly assures us,) having apparently figured out how to live both sides of a relationship completely on her own, as in unilaterally, and moreover she loves all our comments, and so here I am giving her even more attention but no, I won’t include a link. Call it my one small feeble attempt at propriety, but you’ll just have to look THAT one up yourself. (Like, I’ve made it really hard!!!)

Penelope also suggests that we should all be blogging with our real names (she doesn’t. It’s complicated. But there, I’ve just given her a link after all) I agree with her reasoning on that one, and have always hoped to “come out” eventually myself. But maybe when I’m a little more “after the fact” and less in the thick of things.

All of which makes one more way to trick ones’ self, just a little, out of being stuck. So there.