Other stuff happened too, wghich is way bigger. Yes, another promotion letter arrived on my desk telling me in no uncertain terms that Captain Clark would no longer be a Captain, he is now a Major. Of course this was no surprise to me as his consistent level of activity over the past few months forced my hand and made me recommend this promotion to the TCCOM. All I can say is: congrats, and who will be next?

COL Jade has informed me his activity level will be a bit low in the foreseeable future due to stuff that needs to be done in real life. I would appreciate it if someone would care to explain to me what this "real life" business is I keep hearing about. I haven't the faintest idea and it appears to be important. More importantly: can I have one too, and what would I need to get it? Either way, assuming it doesn't take too long the Colonel is granted a reprieve from his Flight Leader duties until he decides this real life stuff is over and done with.

Maybe you've all forgotten about it, but I have not. The Returnee's Activity Hunt fiction competition has finished, and we finally managed to get in all the scores. It turned out to be a very tight finish with 3 pilots getting 11 and 12 points from our judges. As such, Major Tek Selkirk has been awarded first place decorations, while LC Kenath Zoron and the aforementioned COL Aticus Jade share second place prize money (which btw is 0 Imperial Credits).

Once again I ponder the Weekly Trivia On the one hand I'm happy with the way the points are working out, but every week the participation drops. Perhaps because pilots see they will not be winning this week. Still - there's always the individual participation awards to play for (aka: the Trivia Incentive). Perhaps participation would stay on the level if I were to stop keeping a daily score counter? Let's see next week :)

What else is there to report this week? The epic failure of my little run-on attempt. Alas, with still just the one entry in 3 weeks of time I fear it will not be the dashing success I had hoped for. The same by the way applies to the IWATS bit in the competition. Fortunately the flying bit is still going, with two pilots (not counting myself) having flown missions this month. Still, not as good as I had hoped ...
 

The young polar bear asked his father: "Dad, am I a real polar bear?"
"Yes, you are a real polar bear."

A week passed and the young polar bear asked his parents: "Are grandma and grandpa real polar bears?"
"Yes," said his parents.

Another week passed and the young polar bear asked his parents: "Are all my relatives real polar bears?"
"Yes, they are all real polar bears," said his parents. "Why do you keep asking?"

"Because," said the young polar bear, "I'm fucking freezing!"
 

FLIGHT I: The Razor's Edge - Novaculum mortalis

CPT John T. Clark -> MAJ John T. Clark
 

CMDR/COL Anahorn Dempsey/Delta/Wing I/ISDII Hammer
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