I have been the designated housewife for the last week. It sucks. The only good thing is that, with the people I'm living with, it doesn't take much feminine effort (is that politically correct) to be considered, and yes, even respected, as the housewife. I've been sweeping floors, vacuuming carpets, dealing with ant infestations, trying to keep ( Read more... )

Bullheaded as fuck - a serious and somehow accurate description by one of my housemates of a guy with whom we both went through IOC. Such is life in a Marine house ( Read more... )

Letter to the Fam ( Read more... )

I've just moved in to my new home. It sits at the edge of a small community and Joshua Tree National Park. Our assigned chores include watering the palms, keeping the garage doors locked, and keeping the waterbowl filled for the coyotes. We also have dog food available in case they start to get extra hungry ( Read more... )

I am currently tucked into the shoulder of a mountain overlooking Denver and the plains to the East. I spent the night last night in a king bed (I think my first ever). I could easily spend a month travelling across this country. I had to skip seeing the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, Mark Twain's and Abraham Lincoln's boyhood homes (you know ( Read more... )

Due to circumstances beyond our control, the blogging did not, in fact, begin when we arrived home (we prefer the Royal We when using italics). This will be rectified in the coming months. In the meantime, however, we have a lot of cross-country driving to do. All we have to say is, It's been good, Philly, and we'll see you on the flip side.The ( Read more... )

These are the things I wish I had time to do in the next week ( Read more... )

I will be home on Thursday evening, and then - the blogging will resume.

I am now a fast-rope master, and you may refer to me as such if you so please. Today I slid down a 40-foot rope that hung from a helicopter hovering in mid-air. There is absolutely no sensation like hanging from a rope four stories from the ground with nothing but a big field below you. In my head, I know logically that the rope is attached to a ( Read more... )

We fired AK-47s today. Sometimes it's awfully hard for me to maintain the awe I have for the life I am living. The things that we do on a day-to-day basis...the general attitude of taking them in stride almost makes me think I'm wrong in being constantly amazed. I don't want it to become old hat. I know it isn't old hat. But sometimes I'm ( Read more... )