June 19, 2007
A Short Break
By Michael J. Totten
I’m going to get an overdose of reality as soon as I start my Baghdad/Fallujah/Ramadi circuit, so for now I’m taking a two-day break from reality at a cabin in the woods in the middle of nowhere.
(Yes, Oregon has free wi-fi even up here. Amazing.)
I’ll be back shortly. Even sooner if I can’t resist the temptation to blog…
Posted by Michael J. Totten at June 19, 2007 02:28 PMI might recommend a side trip to Baqubah. Then again, maybe not...
Posted by: Salamantis at June 19, 2007 03:20 PMHey Michael, I love the blog, good luck on your break and then on your foray to Iraq. I hope eventually you can do some reporting from "Hamastan." I'll be in Beirut for a bit (your pieces about feeling like its a home from home really inspired me) and I'll try to get some reporting done from there.
Thanks :)
Posted by: Phillip at June 19, 2007 03:22 PMWell-earned. Enjoy it.
Posted by: MattW at June 19, 2007 03:43 PM(Yes, Oregon has free wi-fi even up here. Amazing.)
If you're reachable via pager, cellphone, or email, you aren't really 'in the middle of nowhere'.
I hope you're spending the time with your wife instead of babysitting the comments section. ;-)
Posted by: rosignol at June 19, 2007 05:04 PMDon't do stupid things Michael.
Posted by: Vp at June 19, 2007 05:07 PMMJT, are you wishing for a boy or a girl?
Posted by: Solomon2 at June 19, 2007 05:36 PMEnjoy your relaxing time!
Posted by: Ghassan at June 19, 2007 06:57 PMwish you blissful relaxation. you deserve it!
Posted by: Frieda at June 19, 2007 11:43 PMI'm headed down to Lincoln City in August myself. Found a beach house with DSL. :-)
Posted by: jvon at June 20, 2007 06:21 AMI hope you get some much needed decompression in the Oregon wilderness. The reality of all that is going on has weighed on me lately as well, and I'm just a spectator from afar! I think you're going to need all the energy you can get once you leave for the sandbox.
By the way, the new blogpatron contribution mechanism is great. I hope Mike Yon also implements it soon. You have no more excuses, people. Keep MJT blogging and traveling.
Posted by: lunaslide at June 20, 2007 01:49 PMSo are you going finally?
Posted by: Yehudit at June 24, 2007 03:10 PM
