Archive - December 2006

Top Five

What do you do when there is really nothing new or exciting worth blogging about? Exactly what network television does, a RECAP! So, here are my Top Five Favorite Posts of 2006, in no particular order, and for no particular reason. (Just click on the link, then scroll down past this post...

Sad Really

You’d think that with a 1700 mile drive in a U-Haul from RI to Florida that something interesting would have happened…. but sadly enough, that’s not the case. 1700 of the flattest sea-level driving ever, and not one thing to note, except my riding buddy is now officially...

Iraq IV – Day 4

Morning came far too early. There was just enough time before crew call to stagger over to the DFAC for breakfast. I have to say the food in the DFAC’s is really good, definitely worth staggering over for. By 8 AM we were all bright eyed and bushy tailed, eagerly anticipating the...

Iraq IV – Day 3 – Part 2

So we sat. And waited. And sat. And waited some more. Finally, after a long while, when it seemed that things had calmed down, we were allowed to go back to the arena. I had mixed feelings about going back to work, but I also figured the best thing to do would be to return and finish...

Iraq IV – Day 3 – Part 1

Rain. In the desert. Unbelievable. That’s how our set up day began. When were we going to catch a break? Rain plus dry desert equals instant mud. Thick, goopy mud like oatmeal stuck to our shoes, making it hard to walk. I can’t imagine what it would be like to drive or fight...