I'm having some sort of blog-related ennui, in that I want to write but am having trouble with the motivation and the information. I've not really written on anything coherent in some time, just dribs and drabs. Maybe I'm being seasonally affected.

Part of it too is that the things I most want to write about are kind of second-personal (a term I just made up about things involving another person that may or may not be my business to discuss in public without prior authorization). I can say it's not domestic - married life is still swell - but it's more that I had a chance to get back together with someone I'd not seen in a while who has had a less than stellar 2003.

Without getting into specifics, then, I will say I was impressed with this person's resilience, though I shouldn't have expected anything less. I don't think I could come out of the same circumstances nearly anywhere as strong or positive. It was also nice to see that, even after some years and life changes, there are people who are not only interested in renewing aquaintances, but can carry the relationship forward into the present day. Most of the time it's a "hey, nice to hear from you" email and resultant silence.

So a nice positive note for a week that's about to become very blustery.