Funkstille

My apologies for not having posted anything for over two years — it was as if I had gone to make a cup of tea only to find that time had moved swiftly on by the time I returned to my desk.  Well here I am again with a mug of tea to my right and the familiar London vista of moss-clad rooftops to the left.  The German word Funkstille means “radio silence” but it also has the figurative connotation of a non-communicative interlude.  My very own Funkstille has origins both personal and professional (if I may be permitted such a plodding alliteration).  I also somehow managed to mislay my password — just one among dozens of others that we all strive to make both cryptic and memorable.