The dust storm continues. It isn’t as windy as yesterday, only gusting up to about 25 instead of 35 knots. But the chalky goodness is still flooding down from Syria and Iraq.I’m usually the first to admit that I haven’t truly forecast the weather in a really long time and on this trip I tend … Read more
I sorta figured this would happen while I’m here. “What’s that?” A shamal. “What the heck is a shamal?” Well, let’s define it here. It’s a strong northerly wind that picks up dust from Syria and Jordan and carries it all the way down the Arabian peninsula. And it’s shamal-ing right now as I type … Read more
Rose (a friend from when I was stationed in FL) and I took a trip off base for some driving training. I drove in Seoul for 2 years, it wasn’t too bad. We went to dinner at a restaurant in a posh Doha hotel: The Sharq Village and Spa. The food was incredible! It was … Read more
For you South Park fans out there, this image came up while I was Google Image searching something else and thought it was awesome! “What were you searching for?” Well, it’s funny you asked. As a stray blog topic, I was going to discuss the art/science of the military pilot call sign. [Wagging her finger] … Read more
I got a “new” pair of shorts from the laundry folks, since they lost a pair of mine. I’m putting the word “new” in quotes because I can’t say for certain whether they’re new or not. For all I know they were misplaced from someone else’s batch of laundry. They look fine, they’re clean, they’re … Read more
I’m in the midst of dealing with a laundry casualty, but first I guess I should talk about how laundry is done around here. We don’t have our own washers and dryers, we have a “laundry service”. This takes a little getting used to, and I was blessed to have a couple girlfriends over here … Read more
Is this a “Publishing Fail”?This is from the Mideast Stars and Stripes…the 5th or 6th example of bad grammar or misspelling just in today’s edition, the first I’ve seen as a headline.
Enjoy a few pictures from my trip to Doha, the capital of Qatar. I tagged along at the last minute on a driving lesson (I wasn’t driving), but it was a trip out to lunch, and a windshield tour of the city. I started snapping pictures as soon as I thought we were off base, … Read more
It’s a last minute thing, but one of the folks I work with was taking someone out for off-base driving training today, just a lunch trip into the city of Doha nearby, so I will be tagging along, merely for some sightseeing and perhaps some native fare for lunch! I leave in about an hour, … Read more
This is a bottle of San Benedetto lemon iced tea (“the” = “tea”). Good stuff.I had to smile when I saw this for sale at the local BX. I remember buying 1.5L bottles of the stuff for just a couple dollars when I was deployed to Bosnia in 1997. Like Snapple, it has a distinct … Read more