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I try to update this blog a couple of times a month (unless something really big happens, like winning the lottery).  Anyway, here's the latest...  About a week ago I returned from El Paso.  My son, Scott, who is in the Army, received his new command in a 'change of command' ceremony at Ft. Bliss in Texas.  I was happy to be invited to this short but highly ceremonial exercise with soldiers carrying flags and banners, handing them from the old commanding officers to the new commanding officers.  Scott now commands a company of about 200 men and will be overseeing their training as his company prepares for deployment.  Scott has already served several months in Iraq and will now be state side for most of '09 (I hope!).  It was a short trip to El Paso but I will use any excuse to go see my cute grandkids, Emerson and Gunner.  After I returned from TX I spent a few days in Havasu just relaxing.  I returned to California by way of a stop in Joshua Tree where I met up with some friends who were quad riding in the desert.  I decided to drive my Jeep back to Rancho.  I keep my Jeep in Havasu to pull the 'water toys' down to the launch ramp.  By driving it to California it was a chance to 'blow' the dust out.  It usually doesn't make trips of more than a few miles... so 300+ miles was a real stretch.  But all went well and I now 'run' around Rancho in this cute little red Jeep.  I'll stay in California for a week or two.  Then I'll probably go back to Havasu or Joshua Tree or someplace...  I got a call the other day from my youngest son, Christopher, who lives in Virginia with his wife.  He was in California for his work.  He is the lead technician for the VW Jetta racing team.  He was in CA to help with the driver selection.  Their race season will begin in a couple of months so he is very busy.  It was good to hear from him and know that all was well.   That about covers what's going on in my life...