Today was a good day. Why was it good? Well, I don’t think I can rightly put my finger on any one particular thing. It was just all around good.
It started with a few booms through which I slept followed by a knock at my door which woke me up and an unkempt stumble through [...]
We walked out of our 0700 meeting today commenting on the weather like a bunch of old guys at a barber shop who hadn’t seen the weather change in 70 years. As we reached for our tobacco, each to his own kind, we each began to feel as if something was in the air.
One commented [...]
Three days ago this post started as a monument to mediocrity (a.k.a. - DFAC cuisine).
Since that time we’ve been without water. We’ve had cold food three, no, five times. I’ve learned that chicken noodle soup is really chicken and rice soup in disguise. I’ve realized that all this time I’ve been eating what I [...]
It’s cold. Not quite cold enough to see your breath but at 0645 I wouldn’t notice my breath anyway. So convinced was I that it was cold that I was moved to show up at our 0700 meeting with two shirts, a sweatshirt, and my psuedo-carhart on. This is the ‘pleasant cold’ we get to [...]
So, I’m feeling a bit guilty right now.
I’ve had two people sign the guestbook and I haven’t even updated since they signed. That is sad. So here is my obligatory update on the status of OMD.
I am A-OK.
Actually, I am not. My R&R is over, I am in Kuwait, and will be starving by tomorrow [...]
In honor of the girl who won’t read my posts but coincidentally is one of the only two people that have ignored it and thus commented I have titled this chapter by plagiarizing her last comment. For those less fortunate who have not had the pleasure of enjoying Wallace and Gromit then allow me [...]
Today was interesting. I saw a protest for something I can’t really explain as I’m not really certain that the people themselves knew what they were protesting. I saw Big-Ben and Parliament, Westminster Abbey, the London Eye, and visited an art exhibit. I saw some fish, a movie, and some smuggled goods.
The day started with [...]
It is day two of my trip already and I am sorry about not writing about my first day. In the spirit of humility on my part, nosiness on a few folks’ parts, and genuine curiosity and concern for OMD on a few others’ parts I shall enlighten you on the events of the last [...]
So, I get to Kuwait today backpack in tow, full battle rattle, and water bottle in hand. No sooner did I disembark the C-130, get on the bus, and step off the bus at the make-shift baggage pallet and I was itching’ for a fix.
I carefully capped my bottled water and found the least dusty [...]
So, I am returning to the camp, armor clad, adhering to the uniform posture (the get your gear on, duck and cover) level 99. I am also pondering what I should write about as I was reminded last night in a phone call with Pooh that I had not posted an update in some time.
Nothing [...]