Civil Affairs in Iraq

The Grind
August 21st
0600     Wakeup
0730     Left Camp Buehring (Kuwait)
0800     Arrived at Ali Al Saleem Airfield (Kuwait)
0830     Turned in body armor and ACH (kevlar helmet)
0900     R & R Briefing
1000 -1245     Free
1245-1530     Customs
1530-1700     Free
1700     Received flight information
1730     Boarded bus for (KCIA – Kuwait City International Airport)
1830     Actually left Ali Al Saleem (yes, one hour on the bus)
2000    Arrived at [...]

It is amazing the buzz Brett Favre can create 6500 miles away.  Everyone is talking about it over here.  Again, I hold my ground on this issue.  Anyone that has asked me about it knows.  This guy gave 17 years (?) of his best, and we never complained then, but when the team doesn’t want [...]

Well, as you might have guessed and can see, my posts have been sporadic and not much thought has been put into them.  Have other things on my mind.  Still on an even keel though.  Have one pic for you tonight, again from the Lost Archives.  This was the day of our Army Physical Fitness [...]

 
A couple of pics from the Lost Archives.  One day, me and one of my friends here (yes, I have more than one) stopped off at the Flintstone Palace to check it out.  Lot of graffiti in there.  Pretty cool though, I think most kids would love to have this in their backyard.  The other [...]

JUST SOME THOUGHTS. . .

Went to my R&R briefing this morning, must mean it is getting close?
Been watching a ton of movies lately, One Week, Changeling, Slumdog Millionaire, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, An American Affair.  Has anyone seen any of these?  Two of them are based on true stories.  Loved the last scene in One Week.
Heather, [...]

 If you look closely, you will see sandbags on top of the awning that the MRAP’s sit underneath.  Story goes that one day a desert tornado ripped this off so they put those on it to hold it down.  Below, is a picture of one.

SOME KWIK THOUGHTS FROM KUWAIT
1.  Keith y Martita, love the audio comments, now don’t be camera shy!
2.  The countdown is on, 12 days.
3.  Someone was complaining it was hot in Wisconsin, come on!
4.  I have to do some lesson plans soon.  (just so I don’t forget how)
5.  Is it really ~6500 miles to get back [...]

Hope these words find all of you doing well.
Presently I am down south again, a return to where it all started.  This time around though the weather isn’t nearly as nice.  It is all because of the wind.  They tell me it is a seasonal thing.
Though I try to stay on an even keel, in [...]

Quick post:  Where I am at, the only access I have to the internet is outside.  It is beautiful sitting outside at night in 100 degree blowing wind, so all of my posts for a while will be quick and to the point.  Remember too, I have only battery life that I can use.  Hope [...]

Because of some unknowns here, please hold any mail (it pains me to say that) at this time.  Gracias!