School is cool

Today I had my first day of class. It wasn't eye opening, but I think that a few things were emphasized for my career. The class isn't hard, nor is it long. The material is dry, but that's nothing new for my aviation training. What struck me as different than before is that what I'm learning has a great deal of importance. Not in my own performance, but for the interests of the nation. It is hard to get into greater detail, simply because there isn't much that this public blogg is privy to. THAT'S WHAT I MEAN. It it's important enough to have to open the door of the building with finger identification, and my classroom with a combination, AND my own learning material from a safe, then I think that confidentiality is deserved. Any true American will agree.

Other than that my day was pretty normy. I've discovered some new fat reserves in my abdominal area. I will try to mine these deposits at the gym on a daily basis. What can I say, I'm greedy like the Scrooge.

Yesterday Matt(Psuedo roomy) and I went northeast to the Bellingham area to hike Mt. Baker. I imagine the views I saw to be somewhat like Holland. One of the most beautiful hikes I've been on to date. A lush forrest with patches of clearing that were covered in wild flowers. There was a soft and steady hum from the number of bees that foraged the expanse of fields. There was some snow patches at the top of the hill, and Matt and I took turns making snowballs and chucking them over the mountain side. The cloud bottoms were slightly lower than the elevation of the mountain(5,500 feet where we were) and to be engulfed in the white puffies was an experience in itself.

The ride back was long, we stopped in a local restaurant that had some really good food(and dessert). I had a spicy pasta with beef tenderloin, capicolla, spinach, tomato, mozzarella, shallots, and some other stuff that blew my mind. A great dinner to end a tremendous day.

It looks like things are coming along nicely. Tomorrow there is a "wetting down" party at the Green Lantern. The term means promotion, as there are 4 of my compadres that are getting O-2. This means they are all chipping in so I drink for free. A great concept until Saturday morning of course. We will see where this swaray takes us.

Until tomorrow. Tootles!

oh, and bless your heart.