Mortality

Today 17 years ago I could easily have died. Granted we _could_ die any day, but I know _how_ I would have got it on the morning of April 19 1995.

At 3:45 AM I was in the shop with my boss finishing up configuration on a Server for the US Marine Corps Recruiting command in Oklahoma City. My Boss looked at me and said, "I need some sleep I'll call the Gunny and tell him we will be there Friday morning instead of driving down today. "

At 9:01 AM the Marine Recruiting Command office in the Alfred P Murrah Building was 90% gone including the computer room where I would have been working.

I knew several good men that were lost that day and saw the healing scars on several more who survived. We delivered the Server the next week to the New Interim Command office.

But for a late late night and the grace of God...