Sh*tty Day Award

SSG S: Ma'am, close your eyes, I have a present for you. C'mon, close your eyes.

Me: What is it?

SSG S: Just close your eyes.

Me (eyes closed and already annoyed): All right.

SSG S (handing me a toilet seat): Today, you win the sh*tty day award!

halfway.

As of today,

6 months down, 6 more to go.

food art

Our DFAC (dining facility) guys are great - and not just because they arrange pineapple rinds into fishies.

They're just a lot of fun.

Unlike the majority of military camps/posts here, our DFAC is not a KBR-run facility. And because we're so small, they can give us a lot of personal attention. Thomas, the grill master, knows how everyone likes their eggs. When I miss dinner for whatever reason, the guys know what food to set aside for me - they know what I will and won't eat. When they make hummus for themselves, they'll set aside a little bowl for me, knowing how much I like their hummus.

Me! In a helicopter (again)!

Back in 2002 - 2004 I had lots of pictures of me in a helicopter - when I was a signal officer for a UH-60 unit in Korea. I've been on a number of helo rides since being in Iraq, but never thought to take a picture. Probably because I thought I had enough of those.

Anyway.

A few weeks ago, we went on a trip further south, to Tikrit. It was hot. Imagine turning your hair dryer on and directing the blowing air right in your face. That's what it felt like. Oh, throw some dirt in there occasionally, to get the full effect. Do that for 45 minutes.

heat wave

I think its hotter in Las Vegas than it is here.

random pics

The ROK Public Affairs office gave me these this morning...

Carrying Coals to Newcastle

Pops said the soup fell into this category:

"foolhardy or pointless action"