I really am at sea

2 05 2008

At the helmI know I’ve been conspicuously absent from my blog and Twitter.

Right now, I’m somewhere between San Diego and Hawaii aboard a Military Sealift Command (U.S. Navy) hospital ship. The communications capabilities aboard the ship are great…for anyone who has access to a computer and a telephone. Since I have VERY limited access to both, I can’t update the blog the way I’d like to.

A note of great news is that I just got back from helping my boss optimize the searchability of his blog before he puts it live on line. He will be the first person on this mission to have a personal (read: not public relations speak) blog.

Another note of great news is that the senior public affairs officer (the ship’s public relations director) has asked me to teach the 12-person public affairs team about blogging. He then wants the team to help the Sailors aboard the ship set up their own blogs!

Sorry this post is short, but I’ve had to reboot this computer twice and reconnect to the Internet five times to get this short post up. I’ll try to post again from sea a few more times.