I am starting to train my own UI's (Under Instruction) out here on the various aspects of our job, and one of the big problems they have is with driving. They're so afraid to do something wrong and kill the both of us, that they don't want do drive at all and do everything within their power to avoid it. I always laugh at them as I'm handing over the keys and tell em "I joined the navy to live a life of peril, today you're gonna make that happen." Without exception, every one of em starts off hitting the windshielf wipers instead of the blinker, on the wrong side of the road after a right hand turn, going down one way streets the wrong way and generally living up to their end of that life of peril crack. You have to start somewhere though and after a few weeks they all pick it up and you'd never know they hadn't been driving over here their whole lives.

I've been at one of our satelites lately and life has been pretty low key. I found out today that I don't need to file state taxes this year, but that was balanced by also finding out that I will need to take my car to the Nissan dealer to get the front shocks replaced. :( I should be home for leave towards the end of June or beginning of July. One of my good friends from Brainerd has apparently decided to take life seriously. He moved to Moorhead, landed a job (AS THE MAN!) somewhere in administration and to top it all off is getting married. I've never met his lovely bride to be, but from what I know of Chad she has to be extremely patient and understanding, cool.