CHILD CARE 1, BLOGGING 0:

CHILD CARE 1, BLOGGING 0: Back from the East Coast. I had three, count ’em, three posts erased when my mother’s AOL connection decided to disconnect. After that I gave up. This week, I’ll be at home taking care of my boy, as his day care is still down. Needless to say, blogging will be ...

By , a professor of international politics at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University and co-host of the Space the Nation podcast.

CHILD CARE 1, BLOGGING 0: Back from the East Coast. I had three, count 'em, three posts erased when my mother's AOL connection decided to disconnect. After that I gave up. This week, I'll be at home taking care of my boy, as his day care is still down. Needless to say, blogging will be light, but trips to the Museum of Science and Industry will be heavy. UPDATE: Hmmm... maybe no museum trips. I tried to go today and it was a mob scene.

CHILD CARE 1, BLOGGING 0: Back from the East Coast. I had three, count ’em, three posts erased when my mother’s AOL connection decided to disconnect. After that I gave up. This week, I’ll be at home taking care of my boy, as his day care is still down. Needless to say, blogging will be light, but trips to the Museum of Science and Industry will be heavy. UPDATE: Hmmm… maybe no museum trips. I tried to go today and it was a mob scene.

Daniel W. Drezner is a professor of international politics at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University and co-host of the Space the Nation podcast. Twitter: @dandrezner

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