DeaconBlues wrote:
I'm trying to decide if I'm getting more sensitive to bright lights, or if I just used to be in denial about how much I hated sunlight. Downside is, it's possible that J will be transferred to an Army base in Arizona, in which case I suppose I'll just have to get really dark glasses, and spend most of my time indoors. Not that this is a bad thing...

Positive thoughts? Well, it's only five more months until the November general elections in the US, which means in seven and a half months the Bush administration will be history. Our long national nightmare will be over!

you wish. it's the party that's in control that really pulls the strings. the puppet out in front... well, he's a puppet. it's the room full of custom-tailored suits behind him you gotta worry about.
arizona. ohdamn. fort hoo-chak-kha? wah-chook-kah? (whatever) i hope not. really. omg.

if it's in the mountains it might not be so bad. can't think of any place in the mountains there that has an army base. all i can think of is fort 110F in the shade all summer hoochakkah. invest in a swamp cooler when you get there. it works well when there's low humidity (and especially when there's no humidity). and buy saline spray and eye drops by the gallon. invest in a really good pair of polarized, wrap-around sunshades.
on the good side, it's lovely there in the summer after dark. just lovely.