I got to meet the Governor of the state that I am deployed with.

At least I am not the only one who thought this guy was a professor at first blush.

Since I was running on about three hours of sleep, I almost told him that the locals mortared my thesis, and that is why John Kerry banished me to Iraq. Then I realized that it was not in fact my economics professor, and decided to just be quiet for the time being until the feeling passed. It was safer that way.