Looking forward to getting back to work after taking full advantage of the company's six week sabbatical.

If you removed me from a mailing list because I hadn't written anything in a month, well, I'm back Monday.

I'm away this year so I would have declined various invites for parties in DC this weekend, but I'm still well aware of the invites I did not receive.

Well, it looks like my out of office message just expired.

No, I won't be at the correspondents dinner. But yes, of course I'm reading this.
politico.com/news/magazine/…

So, we are hiring a reporter to focus on homeland security and related policy areas.

jobs.lever.co/fiscalnote/64d…

Possibly my favorite city in the world.

Another stop on the sabbatical tour. Back in Singapore for the first time since 2019.

Tonight's dessert.

Oh, I contributed to a book that ships next week. The author list, well, just read it.
global.oup.com/academic/produ…

Why yes, I am taking full advantage of the company's sabbatical benefit.

I'll be back to work soon, but first: a panda enjoying lunch.

Watching the Final Four with my morning coffee is certainly a different experience.

Checking in from sabbatical because this references one of my several interviews with Lieberman over the years.

New story:

CIVRAC-EN-MEDOC, France — Former Rep. Jim McDermott is the rare lawmaker who has been able to live out all the policies he worked for during his decades in Washington.

He just had to move to another country to do it.

rollcall.com/2024/03/27/liv…

Having more time to listen to sports talk this week than I have had in years, I appreciate the ProFootballTalk explanation of 'UP TO' in reporting leaks about NFL salaries.

What does it say about you if you appreciate the familiarity of the oddly-shaped Courtyard Marriott couch.

Happy to hand the baton back.

Haven't traveled yet, but yes I am on sabbatical.