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Farewell, All

As you read this I am most likely sitting at MEPS (Military Entrance Processing Station) bored out of my mind waiting for paperwork and tickets for travel to South Carolina. Latest reports have it that I will be staying the night here in L.A. and then travelling on Wednesday. But who knows!

Why, you ask? Because the government seems to be leery of the government buying giant blocks of airline tickets less than 24 hours prior!! Yes, that’s right, can you imagine it? The left hand doesn’t know what the right hand is doing. Shocking, I know. And yes, I’m still jumping into this head first.
For those who don’t know, I became U.S. Government property this morning around 5a.m. as I arrived for boot camp. Nine weeks of having a D.I. (Drill Instructor) yelling in my face, re-learning how high when the Army says ‘jump,’ and getting to throw grenades. At all other times I imagine I will be in the front leaning rest position (push up position)!

This means the blog will not be updated as regularly as usual, not that it really gets updated all that often, but thought you might like to know just in case.

However!

I have slipped some posts in that will pop up from time to time throughout the next two months detailing a little excursion I took down to Honduras in the summer of 2000.

I will also have the opportunity to write snail mail in boot camp, so once I get situated and have a chance to write there will be a ghost writer (Mom) posting the letters here. I’m sure it will provide great fodder watching my arse get kicked from one end of the Fort to the other.

That first letter should also contain the address where I can receive mail. So if you’re feeling sorry for me or laughing as I’m sure Connelly and Ken will be doing, get out that old fashioned pen and paper and tell me how bad you think this blog is! I’ll do my best to send you a retort if I feel your letter merits one.

And with that, I depart until sometime in April. Goodbye, net!

Shoup

Merry Christmas to Everyone!

I thought I would give the internet a Christmas gift! I only fear that it will be seen as self-serving. Nevertheless, I hope it will pull even the smallest of smiles from your face.

Merry Christmas from all of us here at Shoup Airlines!

Oddest Search Phrases Yet

For the most part, searches leading to my website have been pretty standard fare: my name, the web site’s name, etc., but today’s took the cake…

hangover achy legs

Don’t you just hate it when you’ve imbibed a bit too much and your legs let you know in the morning? Yeah, me neither. Not sure what was going on there.

anti-suicide sprinkler heads

I know exactly what was going on here! This guy/gal was ready to say adieu to this cruel world after losing face to the earwigs and in a last ditch effort thought he/she might finally find sprinkler heads that wouldn’t cause such drastic measures! Sorry, I couldn’t find the search engine this link came from.