Irony

The time was two years ago. The place was a sidewalk along the outer perimeter of The Mall in Washington D.C., with the affectionately known "tooth pick" leering in the distance. I was walking; having a conversation about the definition of irony. Sometimes, it's such an elusive concept to put into words. Ask five people and you'll get five different definitions, but give five different people an ironic situation, and they'll all recognize it. Odd how that works.

Well, it seems I've found myself in just one of those situations. One dripping with irony, and easy to spot.

After eight years in the military, and two years out....I'm finally going to a war zone.

As a civilian.

Whodathunkit.