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Well... we now have all the time in the world... Thanks government! See you guys on Sunday...

Ok... got my hands thawed out enough to use a keyboard... about 265 miles round trip from our house, average temperature 47F, nice scenery, good food, great company! All in all, a success... albeit a chilly and slightly damp one... heh. Next time, we bring snivel gear!

Whoo Hoo! Looks like we can go after all!!! Got to love federal holidays... Still same bat time, same bat channel?

dammit... I'll be in scenic Camp Grayling that whole week...

I was in the service back in the early 70's, did my time and got out when I saw what the Carter administration was doing to the military. After 9/11 I got back into the Guard at 48 so I could get involved again... haven't looked back since. It breaks my heart to see that our government is "negotiating" with the Taliban and Al Qaida while soldiers that are closer to my grandkids age than my kids are out fighting and getting killed. I got back in with the purpose of not letting this thing be passed on to my grandchildren and it's been taken to the point now of "why exactly are we over there at all". Afghanistan (and I've been there) is like taking a trip back to the 15th century... the people, in general, are nice enough though necessarily feral, but the country is for shit. We either should turn it into glass and be rid of it or just leave them to do what they've done best for the last 3000 years... kill each other. Our security efforts would be better served closer to home. As for me, I'm staying in till they kill me or get rid of me... and with the way the military is being gutted now, it looks like the latter.

Finally!! ...figured out the trick to uploading pics to the album. I tried to keep the ones that had Spousal Unit's digit in the frame out of the mix... anyway, here's a sampling: View image in gallery View image in gallery View image in gallery View image in gallery View image in gallery View image in gallery View image in gallery View image in gallery View image in gallery View image in gallery View image in gallery View image in gallery View image in gallery View image in gallery View image in gallery View image in gallery