Hello! No pictures for today, since I’m preparing to go to bed, but here’s quickie update for the gang! 1.) My replacement, Paul, is here. Yay! Paul showed up in great spirits and so far has been taking the firehose of information quite well. 2.) Paul arrived on Thursday night. About 12 hours prior was … Read more
So here I am, outside under the “Bra”…the wind is whipping and the dust is blowing. But I persist…things are well enough. I pulled a table and chair behind the giant wooden film screen, so I’m mostly blocked from the wind. I’m getting ready for my replacement to arrive at the end of the week, … Read more
Happy Friday and Happy Spring! Another random funny deployment story for you. So here it is…6:15pm on a Friday night, and I’m still awake. “Hey, me too! Let’s go hit a club and go dancing later!” No no no no no. I’m not supposed to be awake! For those unaware, I’ve been on the night … Read more
As promised, more about the funny OJ picture I posted. There are assorted DFACs (Dining FACilities) scattered among the base. Different foods, different hours, different dining atmospheres. Most of the time I’m eating from the dining hall near my workplace 1-2 times per day…and it was never eating in the chow hall. I’d eat during … Read more
I’m seem to be suffering some sort of insomnia. I’ve not gotten more than 3-4 hours’ sleep per night this past week, except for one night — a night off — where I made things worse by sleeping right through till almost morning. This is bad because I work nights here. So I’m living that … Read more
I’ve laid low from the web lately. Partly on purpose, partly because the WiFi hotspot has been acting strangely. So here’s a summary of what I’ve been up to this week (omitting job-related stuff, obviously): First off, a friend from when we were stationed in FL came over from a nearby base for a visit. … Read more
Books Read on this Deployment 1.) The Marching Season, Daniel Silva: 16 Jan 092.) Angels and Demons, Dan Brown: 20 Jan 093.) Deception Point, Dan Brown: 25 Jan 094.) The Other Boleyn Girl, Phillipa Gregory: 3 Feb 095.) Marley & Me, John Grogan: 5 Feb 096.) Cruel and Unusual, Patricia Cornwell: 11 Feb 097.) Point … Read more
I’ve been getting a number of care packages from my family and friends. Dave and the boys, my in-laws, Paul’s family and Wendy’s family have all sent goodies and they’ve all been awesome. The snacks, books, magazines and drink mixes have been greatly appreciated! This post today is about one particular…unusual…item I received at the … Read more
I went out shopping at the “Villagio” mall yesterday with Rose. As expected, I wasn’t able to take that many photos, since we’re advised not to get natives into our photographs. I did a little bit of shopping — H&M had some pretty head scarves that I could wear as non-head scarves (i.e., around my … Read more
The kids (and that means Dave too) were enjoying their first “workable” snow of the season. What does “workable” mean? It means snow angels that didn’t blow away, plus snowmen and snow forts! Enjoy the slideshow!