Home Again

To all of you (okay...both of you) who have checked in to see if I've posted a new article, my apologies. My good friend Steve Kelley told me that if I can't update it weekly I should call it quits. The trouble is, I was SO lazy about updating the blog that I wouldn't even log in to say that I wouldn't be logging in anymore. How bad is that!?
After the first week of deployment (the honeymoon phase), I discovered that, when faced with the choice of sleep vs. updating the blog, I chose sleep every time. After a few weeks of 12-18 hour days, I decided to focus my communication on Shannon, Walker and Mike and jettisoned everyone & everything else, including this blog. Terribly lame, I know.
Well, four months later, I'm back home with Shannon and the kids in Biloxi, Mississippi. I'll be "off" for about 4 weeks, then back to work. We should find out in the next couple of months where we'll be assigned next. I would say, "I'll keep you posted," but we all know how that will turn out.
I thank you for your prayers and encouragement for me and my family during the deployment.

Peace.

Mike