YES.

That may account for the weirdness ...

Mercury turns direct at 1:22 PM PST (North America) on December 6, 2018

Learn More About Mercury Turning Retrograde

Photo Credit: NASA - https://www.nasa.gov/feature/the-incredible-shrinking-mercury-is-active-after-all

Psst .. for you grammar nerds IsMercuryRetrograde.com works too :)