How Did I Get Here?

Quote of the Day: “Man has to suffer. When he has no real afflictions, he invents some.”

And like a phoenix, the Viper blog rises from the ashes.

Where to begin…OK, well, I just spent a year in Saudi Arabia alone and I had to tear down my webpage and blog for security reasons. I did blog though because you know I can’t COMPLETELY stay away from blogging. I sent them out to most of you in the form of mass email and my plan is to post them up on this blog. I’ll provide links as I go.

So, I got back and as thrilling as it is to be home, it’s a hectic time for me and my family. I am retiring so on July 24th, I will have my ceremony and shortly thereafter, the packers are coming to pack up my house. Then we take off on the 28th, do a little road-trip, and will end up in Seattle by early August.

We plan to stay with the in-laws until we can work out a place to live. I need to, you know, find a job and all.

Shortly after we get up there, we will be hitting the road again to go to Montana for my sister-in-law’s wedding and then on the heels of that, I have a huge family reunion in Kansas.

As you can see, I might go completely insane before all is said and done.

So there is the tip of the iceberg but let me mind-vomit a few other quick hits:

- I plan to keep this blog updated as a means of therapy

- I connected my Facebook to my cell phone so I am officially all geeked up with text updates.

- I just spent almost an entire day de-gunking my computer, organizing all my files, and melding the files I used/created/updated in Saudi with the set I have at home. This was very far from easy.

- I am back to running after taking a year off. With my 15-pound weight loss and core work, I’m hoping to get back to distance running with the minimum of bleeding out all my orifices.

- I was basically up for two days by the time I got to San Diego from Saudi so I crashed and somehow got on the right sleep schedule right away.. thank GOD!

- I am going to have to pull some last-minute heroics to get my retirement ceremony up to speed since a certain person completely flaked on me. Luckily, I have a week.

- I got an incredible scrapbook from a friend as a retirement present and it has a letter from Arnold Schwarzenegger. Also, Barbara Boxer.

- I also have my retirement flag and a letter signed by President Obama.

- I upgraded my WordPress software from 2.5 to 2.81 all in one shot and only had a small glitch. But I got it working so yeah, you are looking at the latest and greatest.

- I am going to a BBQ today for all of the old crew who used to work at the unit I was attached to before I left to Saudi.

- My mother and my brother fly in today (I bet their arms are going to be tired.)

- I’m done sending out mass email-blogs so you all will have to either visit here for now on or friend me up on Facebook.

OK, that’s enough for today. It’s good to be back and I hope to get back to my more traditional posts soon, A.K.A., ranting and foolishness.

Free Advice for Today: “Lear to make corn bread in a cast-iron skillet.”