Okay, before I start my next story, let me show you my new Crocs! From 2009 01 10 Southwest Asia I guess Crocs is discontinuing their collegiate Crocs, since I could only find Penn State Crocs in their smallest adult sizes online. Oh well. The BX here had navy blue “Beach” Crocs, khaki “Professional” Crocs … Read more
The base has a pretty clear policy about what kinds of shoes you can wear around here. Boots in your uniform, athletic shoes with your physical fitness gear. But there’s also a provision for wearing alternate shoes in your physical fitness (PT) gear if they meet certain safety standards: Black Sandals with a BACK STRAP. … Read more
This one is about the the incredible support structure at this base. Permanant Air Force bases have an assortment of “services”: a fitness center, lounge/bar/club, library, laundry/dry cleaners, a finance office, movie theater, food service, chapel services, and medical services. They usually operate at hours similar to civilian versions. All of that stuff has been … Read more
I used my iPhone a few times since I’ve been here. I used it quite a bit en route, uploading pictures and chatting on Facebook from Italy. My phone will officially stay in “airplane mode” for the rest of my time here! So it’s essentially an iPod touch, still quite useful to me. I can … Read more
This is “The Bra”, the nickname for the tent covering the central patio in our base’s living area. I don’t think I need to explain any more. The base gym, BX, finance office, library, media center and WiFi hotspot (with which I can do these blog posts) all are near here. Anyway, to give you … Read more
This is what greeted me when I tried to use Google.com for the first time this morning. I did a screen capture before immediately clicking that “Google.com in English” link in the lower left. Several of my web pages are doing this, my ads on Facebook are for goods and services near my location. Some … Read more
Greetings from Southwest Asia! Now that I’ve gotten some sleep, I can write something that makes sense. I am well…I’m well rested, I’ve unpacked and am settled into my dorm room, and I’ve started my training program to learn my new job. The food here is decent and I’ll be getting plenty of exercise. I’m … Read more
(wrote this on the plane about 6 hours earlier)Fatigue: 8 Jan 09 1915ZNot since Timmy was a newborn have I felt this tired. My hair looks like death, and my face has broken out like a teenager’s! I’ve swollen feet and fingers, and the odor of…um…others…have dominated my nostrils since Italy (I’m near the lavatory).I … Read more
At the gate in Omaha, a little boy (7-8 years old, I would guess) came up to me and asked,”Are you in the REAL Army?” My answer was “Actually, I’m in the Air Force”. And I pointed to my uniform where it reads “U.S. Air Force”. He said “Cool!” and returned to his parents.I had … Read more
I had to say goodbye to my boys this morning.Surprisingly, no tears…so far.