Jim and I are still in Washington D.C. and this morning I decided not to walk 10 miles around the city another day. Instead, I walked over the the Smithsonian's Air and Space museum to find Stan a gift (he loves airplanes). On my journey I passed the Department of Energy (DOE) building. For those who do not know, I worked indirectly for DOE. Our government background checks, clearances, ramifications, etc. were conduct through DOE. The relationship extends beyond that mentioned, but lets keep it simple. This building did not affect me until I walked up to the first floor windows and saw a "museum" of sorts with Oppenheimer's name, Hans Bethe, Sig Hecker. All those that I am familiar with and were an integral part of LANL. Again, this brings me back to my "transition." Not having my job at LANL is tough and this sighting heightened my feelings. I am obviously still in the transition phase since I it affected me strongly. Despite my sadness, I had to remind myself to be thrilled to have had the opportunity to work at LANL and a place with such historic magnitude. Okay, I walked away from the DOE building with pride. Positive thoughts are helping my transition. Now I am off to tea service at the hotel! Even though I love tea I have never been to a tea service before! Courtesy of my cousin Erin, I am reading a great book she suggested so I will be occupied for at least a couple of hours while "sipping" tea. Good luck to everyone else out there trying to determine their next step into the unknown.
P.S. I miss talking and conducting science.
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