I'm the village idiot, I don't have anything to do with this pathetic little opera, I just felt like passing through!
Smittie Day 34 Fallujah. Japanese hostages. Just a few of the items from Iraq in the news this past day or two. It all reminds us that Iraq is a violent and lawless place. There is a huge power vacuum. What is known is that the US will not fill the power void created by the … 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
Day 30 One month in Kuwait. The 3rd Armored Cavalry is heading home today. They are all wearing what appear to be new, well pressed desert cami uniforms and really big smiles. There will be a lot of happy families this week. I haven’t talked to any of them so I don’t really know where … Read more
Day 29 They dogged the watch last night which has the affect of shifting everyone back one shift. My section has been standing the evening watch, now we stand the day watch. Today was my first time on day watch. It’s kind of nice to be off work with daylight hours left. Feels kind of … Read more
Day 28 I finished Mr. Knief’s book, Diamond Head. I really enjoyed the book. Very engaging and entertaining. I had to get all the way to the end of the book to really meet Kimo but I think I am going to enjoy getting to know Kimo in Mr. Knief’s subsequent books. I already have … Read more
Day 27 I had a day off yesterday. First one since we started standing watches. There’s not much to do here. I got caught up on email. I posted a blog entry that I could not get posted earlier in the day because the Internet connection was struggling. I went the DFac (Army-speak for the … Read more
Day 26 Andy Warhol said that in the future, everyone will be famous for 15 minutes. I think maybe we don’t get all fifteen minutes in one continuous segment. I think maybe some of us get that fifteen minutes doled out in short segments. It seems that another of my segments is here. The Kauai … Read more
Day 25 So, let’s see. There’s really not much to talk about today. It’s April 1st and we still don’t have a permanent place to live. Living in the Fest Tent is starting to wear on some folks. Or maybe more accurately, Fest Tent living is a contributing factor that is causing some folks to … Read more