Who Knew They Could/Would Read?

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Well heck, that respite on the Central Coast was lots briefer than I intended or expected.

Who would have expected that one of the reports I mentioned back in November would find its way to the desk of a Deputy Assistant Undersecretary -- or maybe that was Assistant Deputy Undersecretary -- of an unnamed Federal agency? Not me. And who expected that anyone would read it? Again, not me. I just write those things because it's what I get paid to do. I don't expect anyone to actually read one (actually I do, but they usually don't), and I sure don't expect anyone to act on one (ditto).

Apparently over the Christmas Holidays when most of Washington shuts down, a few people -- including the aforementioned DAU or ADU -- stick around to get caught up. One of my reports must have been misrouted to someone who cared -- because the next thing I knew they wanted me back within the Beltway to brief the Undersecretary and some pals in mid-January. Then some folks over on Capitol Hill got wind of it and insisted on being briefed, and that ended up in a seemingly endless round of briefings/discussions. I doubt that anything will come of it all (one never knows does one?), but by the time it was all over and yet another "in-depth" report was written and submitted, nearly two months had gone by. That's good for my bank account, but it's bad for my psyche.

It was good to fly into SLO over the weekend and decompress with family and friends. We took the opportunity to have dinner one evening over at the 10th Street Grill in Los Osos. It's another of my favorite spots and reinforces the feeling that I'm back to our great Central Coast.

I'll take a day or so to get caught up on "what's goin' on?" and see where that takes me. Thanks for stopping by, and I'll try to stick around for a few months this time.