Plans:
As has become my style, I want to thank a few fine folk first. I got a top notch care package from Kathy Stone this last week and one from Mary, Kim, and Larry Cowdery. Larry (I presume) sent me a couple of the new George Washington dollar coins. I like them. They are an improvement over the Sacagawea model and I hope that they become more commonly used.

The weather here has continued to get hotter by the day and it's up into the mid 80s now. I suppose that by this time next month, it will be into the 90s, just like it was last year. I arrived on the 25th of April last year, and can only hope that I don't see the 25th of April this year. I should be out of Iraq by then, even if it just means that I'm in Kuwait. Time will tell. There is a chance that I could end up stuck here until sometime around August. That would not be cool. (pun intended).

My intentions have bounced around quite a bit since I got here, changed jobs a few times, and got sick of the Iraqi quagmire. I have settled to about 90% likelihood that I will simply go back to my job at Eastern and apply to the Ohio University PhD in Instructional Technology.

For those of you who haven't noticed, my house is occupied, though I am out of the country. My mother and grandmother have moved in and are taking care of the place. It is possible that my mom may buy the house. Time will tell.
Chad