Whew !!!

Another draft day has come and gone. Our Blue Jackets drafted well (Filatov) and made a nice addition to the team with the trade for RJ Umberger. The official draft party was at Chammps (Easton) and much celebrating was done by all. LightTheLamp was there taking pictures. I believe there's even a picture of me & Stinger. I'll get them posted soon!

The time-frame for my journey to Iraq looks like it will happen sometime in mid-August. I have one more HazMat Operations class to take, so I should know my departure date mid-July at the latest. Once again, I'll keep you posted.

My kids will be here on Saturday for about a month. Then it's road-trip time to New York to see friends & family before the trip overseas.

I hope everyone is having a great week!

Ciao for now!

Time Flies...

NHL Draft Day is almost upon us. Friday will find me at Champs (Easton) for the official CBJ draft party. Go Jackets!!!

In other news, my kids will be here in 9 days. Hooray!!! It will be a fun filled month with them, I'm sure.

And the winner is...

...Ladymedic5, who correctly supplied the correct answer to the question "what song/artist does the title of my blog come from". The correct answer...Blue Oyster Cult - Before The Kiss, A Redcap. Ladymedic5 will be receiving a station t-shirt direct from one of twenty fire stations in Iraq. Congratulations!!!

Next up, Father's Day

Here's to wishing a Happy Father's Day to all of you fathers out there. Unfortunately, I'll be working. So kick back and relax. It's YOUR day!

If anyone...

...Can guess the song/artist that the title of my blog comes from...Surprise!!!...I'll send you a t-shirt from my fire station in Iraq. Guess Hard!!!

First day, new blog...

The blog is up and running!

Seeing as it looks like I'm going to be out of the country for a while, I thought I'd start a blog to keep those (few) who have some interest in me somewhat informed as to what's happening in my world. I will be posting to the blog quite frequently (I hope!). I'll be posting pictures also.

There are a couple of you who are also HOCKEY fans (Let's Go Jackets!). I expect that you keep me informed as much as possible, as I'm going to miss the whole '08/'09 season. http://lightthelamp.blogspot.com/ is my blog of choice to keep up with what's going on in the world of CBJ Hockey.

I will of course keep everyone informed as I get closer to the date that I leave.

Best regards,
Rick