I know this has been a three-day holiday, but it really didn’t seem that way to me. Last Friday was the final day of the semester: the end of the school year. Somehow, I made it through a full academic season here in Marin, though the end product was one tuckered-out academic dean. I basically sleep-walked through this weekend. Man oh man, am I worn out!

Because of the itinerant nature of my professional existence these last four years, I really haven’t had much opportunity for time off (other than moving from one city to the next) – and certainly very limited chances for “vacation.” Surely, this has contributed to my overall fatigue level. One of the (very) few things I did this weekend was to actually put some thought into what I might do during some time off this summer. Given that I haven’t made any plans yet, I’m thinking that maybe my best bet would be to keep things really low key and not try to exhaust myself with any kind of ambitious travel.

What about the Oregon Country Fair?!

Yes, I could use a fun getaway in July to attend this raucous (well, not as much as it used to be) event and to see some old friends. I’m hoping I can make this happen…