The Talk on Ukraine

Yesterday, I had an Instagram evening. I didn’t open an Instagram account and didn’t go on Instagram. But – in an extremely rare development – I lost my speaking capacity. All that remained from me was a pretty picture but no words.

The reason this happened was that I had overextended myself speaking throughout the day. First, there was my talk on Ukraine that went longer than I thought because there were so many questions. Then I had to retell the whole thing to people who couldn’t attend. Then I had to retell it on the phone. And so by the time N got home, I could barely mumble a few words. And no, he wasn’t happy because he likes it when I talk. Which is normally all the time.

But I’m happy about how the talk went. I almost cried 3 times and one of these instances it was hard to conceal it. The questions were smart. The Chair said that I give people a charge of energy when I speak. So I probably have a career in motivational speaking.

If there are any questions on Ukraine on the blog, I welcome them.