NOTES from the BIG CHAIR

A busy - though fairly routine - day: It began with a quick workout on the speedbag (one of my more pleasurable routines) at the downtown Columbia, S.C. YMCA. A few hours later, I was live on the BBC (a not so-routine radio gig... though we do lots of routine RGs here in the states) where we discussed the Vatican's famed Swiss Guard: The unit's history, training, and probable responsibilities over the next several days through the election of a new Pope. See my recent pieces about the Swiss Guard at Britain's THE GUARDIAN (published Tuesday) and at MilitaryWeek.com (published today).
Beyond that, I've spent the better part of the morning and afternoon writing about pirates (Aaaargh), interviewing interesting and not so routine people for forthcoming pieces, dealing with other writers and editors, and routinely peering out of my office window for the UPS guy... delivering a much needed package.
Stay tuned for more of this routine excitement ;-)

WTSjr

# posted by W. Thomas Smith, Jr. @ 4:08 PM