A few appetizers

Please forgive my long absence. I'd love to say that I've just been too busy to update this site, but the truth is that, for the most part, I've celebrated my new freedom with a large dose of laziness. I do have much to report, though it will have to wait until later posts. I've written about my last night in Iraq, the long trip home, seeing my family for the first time, our final ceremony, and my adjustment over the last two weeks back to civilian life. To tide you over until I can get those stories up on the web, here is an article written by my local paper (embarrassingly flattering I must admit) and here is an editorial describing our demobilization ceremony.

Also, my Lt. is creating a documentary detailing our experiences in Iraq. Many of the adventures and situations that I wrote about on this blog were captured by his video camera. It should be really great (For purposes of full disclosure, I am involved in the project also). He recently created a website on which he posts updates on the films progress. The site also has the first version of the movie trailer, a short (but amazing) video of our shoe distribution efforts (all of my kids star in that one), as well as still photos and a description of his film.

I promise to write more soon. I'm trying my best to contact Elmo and Rafudi and will let you know how it all works out.