The past few weeks have been extremely busy, here’s a quick recap. I spent a week in Minneapolis visiting my family for Christmas. Thankfully the average highs of 25°F and 30°F each day were much more tolerable than last year’s -10°F to -5°F. It was great to see my dad, who recently returned from a six-month tour in Baghdad, Iraq. For Christmas I even got a replica of a Ba’ath Party watch featuring Saddam Hussein’s picture. I imagine that at one time on the streets of Baghdad, having a watch like that to identify one’s self with the Ba’ath party was as valuable as having a Rolex was in the west.
Work has also been busy, and I’ve still managed time to have fun. The AITP Holiday Party on December 8th was great with a good show of members, and the other various holiday parties were also a blast. With that, I’d like to wish a (somewhat belated, at this point) Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas, and Happy New Year to all!