So much has happened over the past few weeks that I decided I needed to take a break from writing. Instead of documenting my thoughts and feelings about today’s most salient issues, I decided to let them run free by resisting the urge to herd them like cattle on a farm. I think it is important as writers/storytellers/bloggers/sharers/underwater basket weavers that we take time away to recharge. I recall an English professor from college that gave only four writing assignmen