Congrats on your marriage!
Hey Chief! Good to hear from you, and that things are going well. Just last week I had cause to bring up the holes in the Kiwi cans.
Welcome back Chiefy! Congrats on the marriage and upcoming retirement. I bet your son can’t wait to have you there full time.
Welcome back, Chief. 
Hehehe…
Congrats on all of the above, Chief. It’s just not been the same around here without ya. No one to go monosyllabic with. I think I’m losing my skills.
resists every urge to smilie to a point where her chest heaves
Welcome back Chief! And congratulations on the remarriage, what a cool thing to happen!
PS You’re lucky, you just missed the big new smiley vote. It woulda killed you. You will, however, be happy to know that the choice of “no new smilies” got a few votes.
I voted for it. I think.
[sub]Hey, if you had a chance to get on ChiefScott’s good side, and you weren’t SPOOFE, you’d take it![/sub]
Hmm…I don’t think ChiefScott would really like a kiss from a guy … and I don’t salute much of anyone…and he would personally destroy me if I ran through this thread naked…
Yay Scott!
[sub]It took me a good minute to figure out what to do…[/sub]
Congrats Chief! I’m so pleased everything seems to be falling together for you!
[smiley free zone}
Welcome back and congratulations, ChiefScott!
[/smiley free zone]
Welcome back, Chief. Try and ignore the fact that the Powers That Be adopted a new smiley at the same time you came back.
Names come flooding back, inexorably stapled to each’s particular peccadillos
Well, thanks all… I didn’t think you’d remember.
Sue, you mean to tell me if I had shown up a bit earlier, I could have mobilized forces to get rid of these bastards once and for all?!! Hell, I would’ve opened my wallet and, in the best Taminy Hall fashion, bought votes.
Whew - you have been a bit busy, haven’t you? Well, congrats and good luck with everything - especially getting the fambly back together! And special best wishes as you transition from khakis to civvies. A good friend of mine did that 2 years ago and he still hasn’t gotten a job… of course, in his case, it’s all ego - he can’t go from being the head honcho to being a newbie. Not to imply that you… aw, heck - just good luck to ya!
Good to have you back, Chief . . . and congratulations!
Congrats, Chief, and best of luck to you with all that is in front of you!
Oh, and happy Father’s Day!
((((Chief)))))
Glad you’re back! Really, really glad you’re back. Really.
I’d love to use the huge grinning smiley here, but I won’t. Because I’m really glad you’re back. Really.
Many congrats on your re-marriage. I pray that it works out as you hope, hon. I know how much you love your son, so this will be a good thing, I’m thinking. You retiring, and going to be around full time. Happy, Happy Father’s Day to you. Good luck with the job search, and wrapping up your time in the military. This country has been blessed to have such as you guarding our way of life.
chuckles softly and smiles I’m glad, I was beginning to think I’d lost my touch, both in flirting and in kissing. And as to wherre [sub]*wink[/sub]*… well, let’s just keep that between us, I agree.
FYI, dear; the extra ‘r’ was added because of trying to get another email address as purplebear, only that was taken, I didn’t want to be # whatever, and I have been known to purr on certain occasions. [sub]sassy, sexy smile[/sub] I was then informed by a couple of my dearest friends (dopers, also, natch), that purrplebear was a much more appropriate name for me and fit me better. Hence the change.
Wow, Chieffie, you’ve been busy in your time away! How long’s it been? A year or so?
Congrats on the remarriage and good luck on the search for the Retirement Castle (not to be confused with the Springfield Retirement Castle, a much less desirous place)!
This is where I feel inadequate. See, it’s where I’d like to be all cute and flirtatious and suggestive, but I’ve never been very good at that. How about I just flash yah?
( o Y o )
There, was that good for you? 
Cripes. And to think I may run into you someday . . . 
Tripler
Still in the frozen, barren, arctic north.
I’m glad to see you back, Chief. I missed your posts. And Bluesman sends a crisp, blue salute your way.
Count me among those who miss you when you’re not posting. Please don’t also retire from SDMB!