Back at Work

Upon my arrival at my desk of 2x4s and plywood, I opened my email inbox to find about 1232 emails waiting for me. I am sure that they were all long past urgent - so I just deleted them. If it was really that important, I would have known it by now. Unsurprisingly, the war went on without me and progress was made at a tremendous rate.

I find myself pretty much in awe of what has transpired since my involvement in our efforts became personal. I came over to Iraq not knowing a damn thing and returned only to find the same crap on national news. If you ask me, yes, the troop surge is working. I think that questions arise when you talk about the business of Iraqi politics; however, that isn't our question to answer. What government doesn't have burning political questions that divide its populous on the correct answer? I feel that the answer to such a question is up to the Iraqi Government. In the interim our Airmen, Marines, Soldiers, and Sailors will continue to make great strides. Just do me the personal favor of not saying anything to the effect of: "I support the troops - not the war."

I hit some golf balls this afternoon only to find that I have regressed. The light on that wand is that it just means that I have to practice. Playing on a real golf course really messed up my swing!

I'll close by saying that I am grateful to have had the opportunity to come back for a short while. What made it more special was being around ya'll and knowing that my support network is alive and well.