1-2-3+1 and 156

Greetings all,

Lots of numbers with significance this past week or so.

This has been an untimely deployment as I have missed most of the "good" holidays and well as events of personal importance.  I have been here through Labor Day, Halloween (Sarah visited NC), Veterns' Day, Marine Corps Birthday, my birthday, Chanukah, Christmas, New Year's Eve, my wedding aniversary, and Sarah's birthday.

So what does 1-2-3+1 have to do with anything.  It is how I remember the what day Jodi and I got married.  I originally decided on Jan 23 (1-2-3, who could screw that up?) but for some reason, that date was not was not going to work.  So, we went with Jan 24th.  Easy huh? 

Coincidently, Sarah's birthday is 2-3-04. 

Furthermore, Lincoln was killed in the Kennedy Theather while Kennedy was killed in a Lincoln.  Crazy stuff for sure. 

156 represents my new personal deepest dive.  156' which far surpasses my previous 136'.  20' may not sound like much unless you body is being subjected to a pressure 6x normal atmosphic pressure and you are 30' beyond PADI recommend limit for recreational diving.  We didn't stay down there but a few minutes but I could feel the effects of excess nitrogen building up in my body (nitrogen narcocis).  Nitrogen narcocis makes you fell slightly euphoric or mildly intoxicated. 

Before my wife goes flyin' off the hinges, it should be noted that my dive partner had previously done a 180' dive (not that particular day) and the record depth for a SCUBA diver is a little over 1000'. 

What else....what else?

Well, I should be leaving on 12 Feb and back in the states on the 15th.  I have always said that Camp Lemonnier isn't so bad but now that I am getting close to leaving, all the little things I don't like are starting to add up.   There are some things I will miss but I will save that for next week.

Mentally, I am already starting to check out and look forward to getting back to NC.

Michael