something I am grateful for today

[johncomic]

In years when our department is overbooked, my summer workdays are filled with panicky, angry emails and panicky, angry and/or crying phone calls. In years when our department is underbooked, my summer workdays are serene and almost ghost-town-like in their quiet.

This summer our department is underbooked. I am especially noticing it right now as I do not answer the phone...