OK, so I haven't posted in a while

So, where do I start.  I had this great idea to start blogging about the life of a Soldier, only to have the life of a Soldier kick into full gear.  In the last nine weeks, I have been to two different schools, in two different areas of the country and have been home for only three weeks.  Needless to say, trying to sit down and attempt any kind of coherent thought was not happening.  However, I am home now, and am back into the groove that is being me.  I have to say that the election of Barack Obama has restored my faith in the humanity of the American people.  Only in this country can we overcome social prejudices in such a way as to where a man like Obama can become the first African-American president.  And honestly, does it matter his skin color?  Certainly many social walls crumbled upon his election, but he is the President-elect of the United States.  That, to me, is the awesomeness of this situation.  I am sure that my parents and grandparents did not think they would see this historic day in their lifetimes.  I am just happy that the first memory that my oldest daughter will have of the President will be that he was an American who just happened to be African-American.  For her generation, that will be just the way things are.  And to see the culture of America move forward, and to be a part of it, and to see my children live in it.....well, that is why I serve, and that is truly the point of the life of a Soldier.  To all my Marine brothers, Semper Fi.  Know that this Soldier respects you and your training, and I cannot wait to do it again.