Pulling My Weight

Today was the hottest day so far in the balmy spring weather we’ve been having here (topped out at 84F). Of course, we are doing all we can to prepare for the onslaught of summer—which isn’t much, when you get right down to it. The monotony today was relieved a little by an incident which is reportable—but not really reportable. Here’s what I mean: Sunday the headquarters element that I work for was soliciting humorous anecdotes for inclusion in a family-oriented newsletter (with a two-day deadline). Today I got an email from a former associate of my boss that I maintain professional contact with, and he said, “I remember (favorably) serving with your boss, does he still say the ‘blank’ word a lot?” On getting the email, I said to my boss, “So & So remembers you favorably,” and my boss says, “Oh, yeah, I’m a real ‘blank’ pleasure to serve with.” I thought it was pretty hilarious, considering my boss had no idea what So & So had said… And you have to take my word for it, my boss IS a pleasure to work with, he was selected as the Marine Corps’ Officer of the Year for his occupational specialty last year. It was not my preference to serve my country in THIS country, but as long as I AM here, I am blessed to note that I am here with the most competent officers the Corps has to offer.

It is now (due to bandwidth considerations enforced by my command) no longer possible for me to access my blog on a daily basis, though my intent is to post via email daily whenever possible. I will probably only have the opportunity to actually view the blog and respond to comments once a week, so please be patient. This is one way I can pull my weight for the Marine Corps effort over here—reduce my use of bandwidth to free it up for operational and vital administrative use. Each of you can help me pull my weight through your understanding of the necessary delay. Thanks.

Semper Fi, Jon G.