I started working at a new job at the beginning of November.  I am a DoD civilian Project Officer / Producer for the Naval Media Center in Washington, DC.  It's a 2+ hour drive from my house in Midlothian, so I had to find a place to live in the DC area during the week, and commute home to Midlothian on the weekends.  I really love the job, but the commute home tends to suck hugely - it takes anywheres from 2 to 6 hours to drive the 120 miles home, depending on the traffic on I-95.

I am very lucky and very blessed, in that my new job does not require that I have two functioning legs.  It's mostly a desk-job kind of work, with lots of computering and phoning and emailing involved.  So far, everyone has been OK with my 1 and 1/2 leggedness.  I think I will be able to put in the 12 years required for me to reach that Golden Plateau of Retirement.

I hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving!  I have so many wonderful peiople in my life to be thankful for - my lovely bride, Anita, most of all, for standing firm beside me throughout this whole amputation thing.

Enjoy your day tomorrow!  Eat lots of good food!  Catch a game on the TV, if you're so inclined!

And, please, join me in remembering and honoring those incredible men and women of our armed forces, who will not be home tomorrow, but instead standing watch all around the world so that we may enjoy a day of food and family.