Haven't been on here since....a while. :) One of these days when I get some free time, I'll put in an update.
Why did I start this thing again?

I have now officially been the bad guy on a bad jobsite. Really, really bad guy ( Read more... )

What I can tell you: I've taken two trips on Blackhawks, the first one of which I about crapped my pants on when they shot off the flares; been on two convoys; rode in the back of a Cayman up a steep winding road that made some of the roads I was on in Mexico look downright safe; ate some questionable, though tasty, Iraqi fish; done WAY less ( Read more... )

4-5, still alive! Nothing super new, just took over as the Construction Management Section OIC for my battalion, left a job as the HQ Platoon Leader. Practically speaking, there's not a lot I'm doing yet, but when we deploy, I'll be keeping busy. All for now.

I spent a month at NTC, Fort Irwin California getting ready to deploy to Iraq. Should be heading out in about 5 months. Things I learned while there: I hate California. I hate the desert. I love the snow and cold. Some people just take advantage of trust. There are times the anger button is the only way to get things done ( Read more... )

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still alive.

But only just barely.

I took a 4-day weekend with my wonderful wife this last...weekend. I had everything wonderfully planned out, then I found out my motorcycle inspection was scheduled for today. Tara did a bit of finagling with the DMV, and got it moved. I was in the clear! I had my truck dropped off to get fixed, had a ride down the night prior and everything. ( Read more... )

It snowed today. It snowed about a foot. Wonder what took it so long. :)

PU: 101
SU: 76
2-mi: 13:56

Can't believe I ran that slow. Dagnabbit, I was shooting for 13:00 again. Still, it was the best score in my platoon, not to mention the fastest run. LT leads the way? Kinda makes me sad that I didn't get beat by at least one of my guys, but hey. I think SSG V might have beat me, but he didn't run. Oh well.