Still reporting, now with a rucksack

If you saw the front page, then yes, it is true. I have officially been deployed to Washington, D.C.

While I cannot speak on the mission or the specifics of what we are doing, I can confirm that this editor in camo is slightly out of county and officially reporting for duty. Reporting. Because I am a reporter. I will let that joke stand on its own.

I am writing this at 5 a.m. Thursday morning, which feels right. I like being up before everyone else. It is quiet. It is calm. I can knock out some pushups, crack open an energy drink that probably has ingredients I cannot pronounce, and ease into...