I may have the opportunity to see me some Dick on Tuesday.

Dick as in Cheney.  As in the Vice President.  He's coming here to address us military folks.  What he's going to talk about, I do not know.  But, I do know that my husband was told to notify his First Sgt before 8am Monday so that they can hang on to a ticket for me to be in the crowd that the VP will give his speech to.

Security is going to be a nightmare, and there's going to be a lot of hanging around, waiting.  But, it isn't everyday that the VP or the Prez himself come to town to talk to us, so I'm going to try and bear that in mind when the Secret Service dudes are getting their knickers in a twist over security and crowd control issues.  (By the way, did I ever tell you how to tell where the free food is at any Presidential or VP visit?  Just look for the gaggle of Secret Service guys - they're the ones wearing the suit jackets that are three sizes too big for them).

I'm taking my ID, my phone, my camera (yes, they let you have cameras.  Matter of fact, when the Prez came to Ellsworth in '03, he was handing the Secret Service guys people's camera's and was posing for mug shots with folks), a book, some water and a couple of granola bars, and I'm going to try and get as close to the front  as I can.  Will I be cheering?  Probably.  Not because I particularly like Cheney or even this current administration, but because it's the kind of event where everyone's just so excited about seeing a dignitary that everything else fades into the background.

I might get to see Dick, y'all!  How cool is that?!?!