A Special Anniversary

Today is a special date for me, and it has been for quite a few years. On this date, seventeen years, I was informed that my cancer (non-Hodgkins lymphoma) was in remission. This came about due to:

1. 12 CAT scans
2. 3 surgeries
3. 4 implants
4. 1 1/2 years of chemotherapy
5. 34 days of radiation
6. 1 bone marrow transplant

My father referred to all this as "a walk through Hell in a gasoline shirt", and trust me, he wasn't that far off.

What makes this day even more special is that I've outlived the number of years I was supposed to survive. They said I wasn't supposed to live past five years. Ain' t that a kick in the slats? And here I am, celebrating 17 years of life.

To a select group of you who read this -- and you know who you are -- my eternal gratitude for helping me get this far.

Here's to another 17, and another 17 after that!

Adm. Konnor

January 2010 issue

FROM THE XO'S CHAIR

Greetings to one and all! Now that the holidays are over, the decorations are stored away, and all hangovers have been remedied, time for us to get back to business.

And yes, this newsletter is a little short, due to the fact that there’s not a great quantity to report. . .

First of all, I want to send a belated Happy Birthday (January 4th) to our Chief Services Officer, Lt. j.g. Kammie, and condolences to our Chief Engineer, Cmdr. Bastian K’Hyde, whose mother passed away this past Saturday.

Starting this month, the ship’s meetings will be held at a brand new location -- the Bread Head Bakery -- at 1 pm. The Bakery has recently changed its hours, and will now be open Tuesday through Saturday until 7 pm, as well as 9 am to 3 pm on Sundays.

Also effective this month, Chief Quartermaster K’Ana will be assuming the post of Chief Communications Officer.

As of January 1st, we stand at 112 days until the Camp Dover Reunion at the Schoenbrunn Inn. And you all know what this means -- we’ve got a lot of things to do and not a great deal of time in which to do them. This would usually terrify most people, but not The World’s Most Dangerous Crew ™, correct?

After all, we’ve done more and in less time (but let’s not get cocky, people -- we don’t want to spoil a great record, now do we? Of course not.)


CALENDAR OF EVENTS
January 9th: Doomslayer General Meeting: Bread Head Bakery - 1 pm

January 10th: Chancellor Klaad’s birthday

January 15th: Lt. Cmdr. Kha’Vid’s birthday