Month: April 2004

Day 40 Yesterday a few guys from the 3rd Armored Cavalry Division taught me to play Spades. I played a game with them yesterday. They had to leave for work but agreed to play today after I got off watch. I was looking forward to it all day. I really like these guys. They’re fun. … Read more

Day 39 I cried a lot this morning. It all started when I read this article (free registration required). America will bury 64 of her finest in the coming week. First, to the families and friends of those who died, my sincerest condolences. All of them were taken too soon. Mr. Morel, the father of … Read more

Day 38 I went to a place called Doha toady. There’s a Coalition Military Base there. Staffing for the base is predominately US Army but there are a lot of different countries and services there. I saw all of the US branches of service. I saw service members from Australia, Great Britain, Italy, Finland, Korea, … Read more

Day 37 We’re in four sections now. Standing a three watch rotation. That means I’ll stand a different watch each day and the mid watch once every three days. Hum? Wonder how that will be. More time off. I struggle now to find ways to fill up the time off that I have but part … Read more

Day 36 I think my favorite thing to do here is meet the guys who are headed home. I really enjoy hearing their stories, hearing about what they’re looking forward to. I met a guy today, well actually I met him a few days ago. He’s a buddy of my other friend in the 3rd … Read more

Day 35 Just got off watch. Things went well enough. A fairly uneventful watch. I guess we’re going to four sections. More time off between watches. I’m not sure if that’s good or bad. Too much time off and time slows to an absolute crawl. We’ll see. Still living in what they call the Fest … Read more

Day 33 I am nearly finished with Charles Knief’s second book. Reading seems to be the way I pass my time here. Now I’m going to have to go find a new book to read. I want to read Emerald Flash but the paperback edition is out of print and I’m not sure I want … Read more

Day 32 It is really interesting to me how a single event can change the out look of a group of people. As I mentioned it was decided that we should rearrange our work area. As I mentioned, it didn’t really go very well. OK, so that just is what it is, right? Wow, talk … Read more

Day 31 I had dinner tonight with my friend that I talked about several days back. I have to be more careful how I talk about him now. I think he’s probably my newest user. Turns out he’s with the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment. We talked about his experiences up in the Fallujah area. Another … Read more