Today’s Reservists…

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Day 138 Yesterday I had the day watch. Came back to camp and couldn’t get motivated to go swim. It is also hard to settle down and focus enough to do a blog entry. I find that most of the days I miss are days when I have the day watch. It’s hot this morning. … Read more

Fitness…

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Day 136 I went and swam 500 meters today. This evening I tried to go running. I ran a mile and quit. I ran 5 miles a day when I came out here. I’m weak again. Yuck! Read an interesting article today (haven’t found it on the web yet) about an Iraqi National Guard officer … Read more

Swimming…

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Day 134 Went swimming yesterday and today. I managed to swim 500 meters both days. If I very manage to get back to a place where there’s surfing it won’t matter because I won’t be able to paddle my fat butt out. Oh the sacrifices we make for God and Country Aloha

Thinking About Home…

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Day 133 Blogging everyday is harder on my current watch schedule. My apologies for the empty days. I think about my family a lot lately. I’d like to see them again. It’s fun to talk to with my wife about our plans for when I get home. Daydreaming about those plans seems to help me … Read more

Rambles

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Day 131 Long day. Busy watch. Which is odd. Usually if watch is busy it goes by fast and the day does not seem so long. I feel sorry for Charles Jenkins. Yes, he deserted his post and his duty. Yes, that is a terrible thing that should not be taken lightly. I think there … Read more

Apple As Innovator…

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Day 130 When I’m not out here serving in the Navy I work for Apple. Hence I have a strong interest in what and how the company is doing. I’ve haven’t been much in touch with any of that for the past four months but the past couple of days it has been hard to … Read more

Too Pooped To Write…

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Day 129 I got home from watch yesterday and pretty much went straight to bed. I was too tired even to write in the blog. Sorry folks. The weather is interesting here. Whether it is a comfortable day or not depends largely on which way the wind is blowing. When the wind blows in one … Read more

The Anti-war Case…

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Day 127 Read this article yesterday about why the war on Iraq – more accurately the war on Saddam – is/was wrong. The author offers two major principles for invading another country. Principle One: In general, don’t invade people on their own behalf unless they are clearly asking you to invade them. Principle Two: If … Read more

Reflections…

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Day 126 Not a lot to talk about today which is probably why I didn’t blog yesterday. Actually, yesterday was pretty busy. Had the day watch that makes it harder to find time to blog. I sent an email to a friend yesterday in which I wrote something that really fits here. The paragraph talks … Read more

Camp Personality, the Blues, & Love This Job…

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Day 124 I had a thought that I think might make clear what I was trying to say yesterday about the difference between Camp Spearhead and Camp Patriot. Camp Spearhead is a place that you could make a TV show like MASH from. It had that kind of character, its own personality. Camp Patriot, at … Read more