Death to BlueCoat

I live inside of a fenced and concrete walled compound. Blast walls and revetments surround every building on base. Sand bags can be found everywhere – they surround most of the buildings. Construction crews, scurrying around the base like ants, build new walls daily further fortifying the nearly impenetrable fortress. Larger buildings are fitted [...]

Politics and photos

John McCain is the guy leading the republican side of the race and Obama is in the lead on the other front.

I’ve been watching McCain for years and I’ve gotta say that I like him more than any of the other candidates. He has been under fire from conservatives because he isn’t conservative [...]

Will it ever end?

I love thunderstorms – I love seeing the rain come down in torrents – I love seeing the sky flash with lighting and hearing the wind whip through the trees. I love hearing the crack of thunder that reverberates across the countryside. I don’t mind the aftermath because I got a great show. I [...]

How can it be worse?

When you get to a place like this one is forced to wonder how it could possibly get any worse. I know at least two ways to make the experience less than enjoyable – add mud and rain. [...]

Bizarre bazaar

Like anyone on their day off might do I didn’t go to work (thus the point of having a day off). So, instead of my normal routine of gym immediately after getting up I went to the BX and onwards to the Iraqi Bazaar. The bazaar was quite a bizarre place. It reminded me [...]