I got three days off crew to attend a friend's wedding in Las Vegas in May. The wedding was a Treasure Island! I got to see a lot of old friends and meet a few new ones. If anyone has a picture of the three pirates that snuck into the ceremony, I would like to have a copy, please! Everyone knows that pirates at a wedding are good luck. Every good adventures should begin with pirates. Arr! Here's a picture from the wild bachelor party we threw for my friend on the morning before. As you can see, pirates have had to come in line with OSHA standards: they now wear safety glasses when engaged in grog related activities. Pirates run a high risk of eye injury, as is obvious by the prevalent use of eye patches.My break was only 10 days long this time, because of staffing issues in my department. I drove to Denver to get a physical, and then to Boise to visit a friend. Then I drove to Casper to see my family, and finally back to crew in New Mexico. All and all I spent 6 days driving. Not a very restful or interesting break. I'm happy to be back on crew! I am going to Denver for a couple of weeks later this month to work at the data processing center there, and then I will be coming back to crew to finish my workset. I don't know yet what my plans are for my next break, but I applied to be a student at the Buddhist center in Jemez Springs, New Mexico. I haven't heard back from them, yet. The rumor is that we are finishing up our project here in the Pecos Valley and will be moving to a new project in Colorado in August. I am thinking about dropping in on my cousin and his wife in Chaing Mai, Thailand in October maybe. Other than that, no news! Everyone keep me up to date with what's going on in your lives, and I'll talk to you soon.
