Time is so short, isn't it? Just when you think you’re making headway, and WHAM!

I thought I’d have about 2-weeks yet, but I got notice today I’m on stand-by notice in a 48-hour emergent window. So now, I have to get everything I had intended to do over the next couple weeks, done in the next two days, including setting all the financial affairs in order, and...(gasp)... packing to be gone for about two months. There’s just nothing quite like packing everything you need for two months of your life into a single suitcase! Oh the joy!

Of course it might not be all bad. The truth is no one really knows if the schedule has changed or not. The decisions are being made half-a-dozen paygrades over my head. So the truth is I might deploy tomorrow or the next day, or I might deploy at exactly the same time as was originally scheduled. Such is the life and universe of my job. Gotta love it!

So, a couple things got moved up on the schedule. I had planned on posting the last three pictures of the Drifter Paw Study this coming weekend but post them tonight instead. No sense in procrastinating.

Anyway, I hope all you artists out there will find a grand lot of useful material and the Drifter Paw Study. Feel free to comment at your whim, as I always much appreciate comments, but don’t feel too bad if I’m unable to respond. If I just seem to drop off the planet, then it’s mostly because I did. That’s kind of what it’s like being on a ship on the other side of the world; you’re effectively off-planet.

So take care everyone! I’ll see you on the flipside, or whenever I return, whichever comes first!

Sincerely,

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