I'm Back ...

Gen. Douglas MacArthur wades ashore during initial landings at Leyte, P.I. October 1944.
(Army Photo)

Yes, I have returned.

No, that isn't me in the photo, especially given the fact that I'm not a big MacArthur fan. Ya know, the guy that Eisenhower studied drama under.

All that being said, I'm kinda surprised at being here. Again.

The vacation was superb, both being down south and not having to write something everyday. A fellow could get used to this life of leisure and no responsibility.

I thought I would miss posting every day. Surprisingly ...

I did not.

I am tempted to give it up, for real. But ...

I wouldn't do that to you, not yet anyway.

Kudos to Beans, Juvat, and Tuna for keeping the place up and running. I was impressed with their efforts.

That being said, I'll try and scrape together something over the next few days, let the lads down tools for a bit. They did well, magnificent behavior as might be said in mentions in dispatches. An English sort of thing, cheaper than actual medals I suppose. Or increases in pay!

Prior to setting out for Cape Charles on the Eastern Shore of Virginia, we sojourned in Maryland for a few days. We had gone down early to watch the bairns as there was a gap in their school and camp schedules wherein their parental units would have had to take time off to tend to them. Which would have impacted their later vacation plans, one of which was to come to Little Rhody for the frozen lemonade and such.

So we went there.

While monitoring the weather forecast at our vacation spot (from Maryland), I noticed that much thunderbolts and lightnings were in the forecast (very, very frightening). To the tune of every single day we planned to be there, save the penultimate.

Fortunately, as time progressed and our date of departure approached, the forecast became less and less "oh my" and more and more "I'll take that." We had some rain at night and general cloudiness but the extreme heat of last year's vacation was nowhere to be seen.

And Your Humble Scribe didn't get a sunburn this time. Yay me.

We had a nice relaxing time, though we noticed with some concern, that a new building was in the works adjacent to our spot. Our very private beach appears threatened, though there be room to the south for that place to have it's own beach, using the one we have would be easier. Still and all, a semi-private beach beats the "aitch" "ee" double hockey sticks out of a public beach.

We shall see. (Of course, who knows, we might not be able to score that spot again next year!)

As for now, there is grass to be cut, bills to be paid, and various and sundry household chores to be tended to.

Be seeing you.