Watch your back, Eric!

So one of the big reasons for this blog is to keep people updated on what's going on.. because I'm busier than (insert analogy here) most of the time.

My cousin Eric ships out to the Middle East today (via training classes somewhere a little less sandy.) He's Navy Reserve.. he served his time in the early nineties and is still in. When this whole fracas broke out in 2002, I lived a few miles from him and remember asking, "Do you think there's any chance your unit will end up going over there?"

Famous last words: "No, it's an Army and Marines thing. They don't need an F14 crew chief."

Without getting into any kind of political discussion -- if there's one thing the blogosphere doesn't need, it's another bloviating political blog -- watch yourself over there. There are people here waiting for you to come back in one piece, with all pieces attached.

For updates on what's going on in (as he calls it) "the crappy sandbox," visit his blog.