One Hundred Ten Degrees

Let the record show that today, 27 May 2011, was the first day of the year that the thermometer passed (yeah, I said passed) 110°F here at Camp Lemonnier.

Halfway Home

A few days ago I hit the halfway mark on my time here.  It's been a little weird lately, seeing people that got here after me announcing that their replacement has arrived.  But that's what happens with a year tour.  I can definitely say that what someone told me early on is true: The days drag but the weeks fly by.  I think that's mostly because the days seem to blend into one another and you lose track of them, only to be punctuated by a Sunday off.

We have a new Admiral now, the previous one has taken a post in Germany and the current one has come over from CENTCOM.  It will take some adjustments on the staff's part to figure out what the new boss wants and what is important to him.  So that is the exciting part of May.  June surely has more excitement just around the bend waiting for us.