a small cultural artifact of Thailand |
On my first full day in Thailand, I made a discovery. It is the kind of discovery that occasionally happens when one travels in exotic places; the discovery of some small cultural artifact that makes...
Posted by on Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:17:00 GMT |
Good riddance |
By now everyone is well aware that Ted Kennedy died. Here's my 2 cents on the Senator and his passing.
In the coming days, I'm sure we'll all be treated to hagiography about
all the wonderful thi...
Posted by on Wed, 26 Aug 2009 05:33:00 GMT |
Iraqi Kitty! |
In the past week or so, I have befriended an Iraqi kitten. He (or she) lives under a raised shack here on Camp Prosperity, in Baghdad. Here are the first photos I've taken of the little guy! I've b...
Posted by on Sun, 16 Aug 2009 09:58:00 GMT |
cute pic from the "stars and stripes" |
this photo appeared today in the "stars and stripes" newspaper we get here in Iraq. If I were in the States, I'd be taking a trip to AZ just to see these newborn tiger cubs! I just love these little...
Posted by on Sat, 20 Jun 2009 10:00:00 GMT |
Range day in Baghdad |
Today I had a rare opportunity to actually fire some of the guns I fix. You might be surprised to know that although I've spent years fixing military guns, I've rarely had the chance to actually do a...
Posted by on Mon, 02 Mar 2009 09:13:00 GMT |
Get ready for more gun control... |
This morning I got really irate when I read a news story online. It was about how our wonderful new Attorney General, Eric Holder, wants the old, expired assault weapons ban reinstated. That law, pas...
Posted by on Fri, 27 Feb 2009 04:01:00 GMT |
My new place in Baghdad |
Well, after more than 24 months at Camp Anaconda, I've been transferred to the green zone in Baghdad. This is the large part of Baghdad that was controlled by the US military from the start of t...
Posted by on Fri, 09 Jan 2009 08:30:00 GMT |
Christmas in Iraq 2008 |
So, here are some more "Christmas in Iraq" photos. Back in 2005 when I first came here, I never dreamed I'd still be posting photos from Iraq in late 2008, but that's probably a whole sepe...
Posted by on Sat, 27 Dec 2008 06:42:00 GMT |
Finally! Major milestone today... |
Today I submitted an online payment to finish paying off my consolidated student loans. It is the final one and will give me a zero balance.
This is a major milestone, in fact it is one of the m...
Posted by on Fri, 05 Dec 2008 15:10:00 GMT |
Thanksgiving in Iraq 2008 Pics |
Well, another thanksgiving in Iraq...so here are the pics!
My day started with a diversion from my usual routine. On a couple of occasions I've had to take a turn as an escort for Iraqi Citizen ...
Posted by on Sun, 30 Nov 2008 13:12:00 GMT |
