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February 24, 2005Hong KongWell, here I am in Hong Kong, roughing it at the Marriott and waiting for Melody. She and the rest of her town are coming to Hong Kong for a few days, so this was my chance to be her...Read this update February 21, 2005February 20, 2005MottoA few weeks ago, our Big Boss asked for suggestions for a unit motto. Tradition in the military is that every unit have something that you use as a greeting, and a response with which the person originally greeted replies....Read this update Picture of the DayToday's picture... Mosque in Kabul, Afghanistan (April, 2003)...Read this update February 19, 2005February 18, 2005Happy Birthday, Charlie!!Today is our nephew Charlie's birthday...He's finally hitting the big "2" and has already been labeled "Genius" by his mother. He's graduating to the big boy bed, and is already engaging in the very male habit of reading books while...Read this update Pic of the DayToday, we went out to a deliver some stuff that we've collected for a charity here in town. While out there, we got to see one of my favorite things...a puppy. Mel and I love dogs, but due to the...Read this update February 17, 2005Politics TestYeah, I know that this isn't really travel in the traditional sense of the word... But, while surfing thru some of the other, more political blogs that I frequent, I found one of those tests that show your political/economic/social leanings....Read this update Pic of the DayToday's picture... Portobello, Panama, December 2003 (Honeymoon cruise)...Read this update February 16, 2005Pic of the DayToday's Picture: The Library of Celsus, Ephesus, Turkey. August 1994...Read this update February 15, 2005This Just In...From JapanHungry Man Holds Up Store, Demands Sushi Mon Feb 14, 2005 09:17 AM ET TOKYO (Reuters) - A Japanese man pulled a knife in a convenience store early Sunday morning and threatened to kill himself unless he was given a...Read this update The Sky is Leaking...I walked outside this morning to get in my truck and drive to work, and had to go back in and call in a work order to fix the sky. It was leaking. As one can imagine, it doesn't rain...Read this update Pic of the DayI'm going to try to post a random picture from our travels every day... Today's picture: The Fuzzy Dog Taken in Colonia, Uruguay, August 2002....Read this update February 14, 2005Happy Valentine's Day -- NOT!!Well, for most people around the world, today is Valentine's Day. But not here. Nope, it's a "Christian" holiday, and so it is banned. The Muttawa, members of the "Committee for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice" go...Read this update February 13, 2005More Tahiti PicturesTime for some more Tahiti Pictures... Pareos in the Papeete Market Papeete...Les Trois Brasseurs brewery and pizza parlor...cold beer, pizza...what could be better?...Read this update Nerd Alert!I've found some good Catholic blogs lately run by some pretty cool priests, and one had a link to the "nerd test." Seeing as I'm sort of the guy who sits in the front of my Arabic class taking notes...Read this update February 12, 2005Weekend WarriorsWell, this weekend, in our ongoing efforts to ensure our safety during our stay here, we got to qualify on the M16A4. It's not the short, carbine M-4 you see most of the guys up in Iraq and Afghanistan carrying,...Read this update This Just In...Found this article in the Arab News this morning...Dr. Rabeeah is a world renowned separator of conjoined twins who works at the King Fahad National Guard Hospital. My boss works directly with him in his capacity as advisor. Not so...Read this update Posted by djf on February 12, 2005 09:55 AM
Category: News and Other Scary Stuff, The Magical Kingdom February 09, 2005Fungus Resistant MediaI was contemplating a box of 3.5" floppy disks this afternoon, when I noticed that the first characteristic listed on the back of the box, before "Anti-static Design" or "Tamper Evident Box" was....Fungus Resistance. I'm not sure I understand...I, as...Read this update February 08, 2005Why was it so strange to enjoy the dentist today?Let's face it...no one likes to go to the dentist. But, if you like your teeth, it's not a bad idea to go regularly (I've seen some "hand grenade mouths" around here...the kind you just cringe to look at...). In...Read this update February 07, 2005Oman - Just a Day at the BeachOne of the big attractions of coastal Oman is the availability of water sports and nature. All up and down the coast from us were diving and snorkeling spots, and places where one could go whale and dolphin watching....Read this update February 06, 2005This Just in...Now It's the Turn of Boys to Be Chased Arab News DAMMAM, 6 February 2005 — Teenage harassment is no longer the exclusive domain of boys. Strangely enough for the conservative Saudi society, girls are getting bolder to the...Read this update Posted by djf on February 6, 2005 12:00 PM
Category: News and Other Scary Stuff, The Magical Kingdom February 05, 2005Readership of the Blog...I just spoke with George from the Empty Quarter trip who has some friends up in Iraq who read this blog. To you, let me say Thanks. We're down here, in the same theater, getting the same hostile fire pay,...Read this update February 02, 2005Been busy for the week...It's been a pretty busy week. We've got several guys leaving, and a couple of new guys who've come in, so there's been a lot of work to spin up the new ones, and get the old ones gone...Also, since...Read this update |
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