So Blogger finally got its act together and put an internal comments feature, so comments are now back! YES! Now all 1 of you each day who accidentally navigates here will be able to leave comments! Please, no spam though!

Anyway, the big update for me right now is that I finally did get my dream emergency management job. I am now an emergency management coordinator for a county in Southern California. Sweet, huh? It only took me 5 years, a stint in DC, Iraq, and New Orleans, and 2 jobs (3 if you count the Marine Corps) to get there.

Speaking of Iraq, all I have to say about is to relate a story: A few days after the fall of Baghdad, I was somewhere in Nasiriyah talking to some Iraqis who spoke English. I asked them what they thought of us being there. They replied that they are glad that Saddam was gone, but that we (the Americans) should not stay that long. I asked how long we should stay, and one guy said, "Six months, maybe a year or two." I thought that was pretty generous, but here we are over four years later. Can you believe it?
posted by Ray at 8:01 PM