Arrivederci Roma.

There will be plenty of good memories of this past week's trip to Rome (with day-trips into Tuscany and Florence).  As I walked through the Orto Botanico (botanic garden) in the Trastavere area this afternoon, I savored the clear skies and the peace of visiting a public area on a weekday.

It's good to travel abroad when possible to learn something about other parts of the world--and, also, get some perspective as to one's place in the world.

Hoping that I can regard personal/professional problems as smaller and more manageable after this one-week push of the metaphorical pause button.