Thanks. I'll be the Battalion Intelligence Officer so I should be reasonably safe. If nothing else, I'll be protected because of the information I'll carry around in my head.

We moved to Seattle in 2005. In that time, I've lost three jobs. In one case, I was a contract programmer for NOAA and my contract ran out. I got laid off from another job that I really liked and fired from one I really hated.

I like my current job, but the company is on dicey ground and we don't know if we will still have jobs in six weeks. But one of my personal mottoes is "Die Trying."

I draw my power and persistence from my family. I've made certain promises to SGTiger and I intend to keep them. Now that I've bought a house and she'll have the garden she has always wanted. Next promise is putting her through school without her having to scramble for funds like I did. I had to call in an old debt for about $0.25 on the dollar to have enough money for my last term of college.

The point of all that is that having a larger purpose gives you inspiration. If the greener pastures are really greener and will help you accomplish your goals, whatever they may be, the decisions are easier to make.