I'm the village idiot, I don't have anything to do with this pathetic little opera, I just felt like passing through!
Day 90 How the US government spends money from the military budget really irks me. Congress will spend billions of dollars to develop an aircraft that, by the time it is delivered to the forces that will actually use it in combat, will be out of date and near obsolete. Aegis class cruisers were just … Read more
Day 89 A new phenomenon today. I discovered what they were talking about when they told about the hot winds. Man, oh man, it literally feels little someone has a blow drier pointed at you. Really hot. It was over 110 degrees today. Not sure how hot the wind was. I using the pay-as-you-go Internet … Read more
Day 88 First, congratulations to my boss. He’s been selected by the board to be advanced to the rank of Chief Petty Officer. The next few months will be a challenge but I am confident that he will make an outstanding Chief. I hope the Chief’s Mess doesn’t go too rough on him. Life in … Read more
Day 87 No watch today. I got invited to a working party. Woo hoo. We went and put up two tents. About twenty of us. It was hot. We had two make to attempts at it. My unit spends a lot of time putting up tents. So we are pretty familiar with how to do … Read more
Day 86 In my time over here I’ve learned something about various activities of the military during “a military action” (the ‘major hostilities’ are over, right). There are a lot of categories and classifications but I’ve discovered that I really only care about one. Something often referred to as high speed, low drag. High speed, … Read more
Day 85 Busy watch again today. Nothing unusual, simply busy with normal work. Again the day went quickly. Getting cash around here is a pain in the butt. There are no ATMs here in Camp Spearhead. The exchange can give cash back if you use a debit credit but only when the system is working. … Read more
Day 84 Watch was busy today. I like that. Makes the time go by fast. I miss The Supply Guy, Sarge and The Other Guy. I miss playing Spades with them. I miss the conversation we used to have. I miss listening to them argue as they played Risk. I haven’t found any new friends … Read more
Day 83 Yesterday was my anniversary. I’ve been married to my beautiful wife for sixteen wonderful years. I truly love being married to this woman. We seldom make much of our anniversary when we’re together. This time being so far a part and for so long I find myself more aware of it. Happy Anniversary … Read more
Day 82 It’s definitely heating up. It felt really hot to me today but we didn’t make it to black flag. We only got to red. Watch was interesting today. I had a couple of interesting challenges to work on. One may provide me with some thing to work on for a few days. I … Read more
Day 81 I have no idea how many people read this weblog. I know that my family and many of my friends do. I know that a few folks from my own unit read it. I am discovering that there are a number of people who have friends and/or family serving here in Camp Spearhead … Read more