LMAO

I can not find words to describe just how funny I think this is! Skirts for men

Umm, maybe I can! Funny, Stupid, Retarded looking, and more importantly, a complete waste of time and money for the idiots who think any man (well, most) would wear a skirt.

Well, I guess that is all I can say about this subject!

Impressions of Kandahar

After a couple of months here in Kandahar, Afghanistan I have some thoughts.

1) No clouds. Unless it is raining, there are no clouds in the sky. Just bright, blue sky. It is kind of nice.

2) When it rains, the dirt here turns to a funny type of mud. It almost looks like grease, and it is just as slippery. And it takes a LONG time to dry out.

3) No trees. I mean, none. Anywhere. We are surrounded by mountains, and there is no foliage to be seen anywhere.

4) Rugged mountains. You can see them since the airport (where we are at) sits in a valley. It is kind of cool, but you really need trees.

5) Cold mornings, cold evenings, warm days. I guess that is typical of the high desert (we are at 3300 feet in elevation.) Layering is a must. I am going to guess that the summer will be brutally hot when it finally hits.

Not quite what I expected, but not as bad as I thought it might be. If the country was not at war, I might consider... Nah, no way I would live here regardless! No Tigers and no Red Wings!

I attached a pic of the area outside the back part of my lot.

New Years Day

New Years Day. I could not imagine one year ago today that I would finish 2009 and start 2010 in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Who'd thunk it?

As I finish up the holiday season, a few thoughts come to mind. First, I am glad the holidays are over with. Despite every attempt to make the holidays more "homelike" it really only reinforces the fact that you are not at home. Now we can get back to just getting through each day and getting one day closer to coming home and either "turn and burn" and come back for a second year, or look for a position stateside.

Second, I am glad to be working in the field I am working in. It beats the alternative. The economy, despite PBO's (President Barrack Obama) attempt to spend my grand children's inheritance trying to jump start the economy, is SLOWLY showing signs of life. The economy is coming out of recession, but there ain't too many companies hiring. Better to work your scared-to-death employees that much harder then to hire, I guess.

Well, looking back over the last year, and the struggles my family and I went through, I guess the bad outweighs the good, at least for now.

Happy New Year

Life in the "D"

Yeah, I know Detroit has a crappy reputation throughout the US, as if it is the only city that has abandoned buildings, and crime (I have seen Tacoma, so any West Coasters from that area should not be so hypocritical) but it does not help when the only news I see is this:

3 people, killed 1 wounded after Detroit shootout

I would bet your last dollar that something good happened in Detroit, and something bad happened somewhere else (your city) but somehow that never makes it in the news.

The best part of the story? The gunmen "fled in a Dodge Avenger." I have driven a Dodge Avenger. You ain't "fleeing" anywhere in that thing!

Some things are just too easy...

Ya know, some things are just to easy to make fun of. For example, take a look at the picture of Tactical Chemlights. It says "safe, instant light" for

1) Minefield Operations: Really? is there such a thing as a safe minefield operation?

2) Covert Operations: HA HA HA HA. "Look we are being covert and sneaking up on the bad guy" Bad guy: "hmm, wonder what the light is?"

3) Amphibious assaults: I have seen Iwo Jima. I don't think chem lights are going to help out.

4) Firefighting: Gosh, I don't know, doesn't fire produce light?

Feel free to add your own!

Man, did I miss making fun of the military!

Global Warming?

Oh, come on, this is getting just stupid. Polluting pets? The only thing more polluting than pets are the friggin' idiots who waste electricity generating such stupid ass reports!

This is way out of control...

Acne and Assault Rifles

So, I made it to Afghanistan. I have been here a little over a month, but I have been pretty busy learning my new job so I have not had much of a chance to write. After being away from the military for some time, two thoughts have occurred to me since I have become reacquainted with my old profession:

1) I look at the soldiers that are around me, and I think, "man, I have gotten old!" and

2) should I be concerned when I see a young man with an m-16 slung across his back, putting on acne medication?

eh, it is probably just the fact that somewhere along the way I turned into an old fart....