What a week

In Iraq I really only knew a few things to be true – I knew that it was going to be hot during the day and I also knew that it was going to be dark and noisy at night.

. When I finally left I rode out on dark and noisy military [...]

The media only gets paid if you stay afraid

The media loves to sensationalize every single thing that might cut your life short at a moments notice. Over the past few years they’ve run the entire gamut. Off the top of my head there is MSRA (staph infection), bird flu, West Nile virus, terrorism, (normal) flu, Africanized bees, pit bulls, overgrown snakes, and [...]

Dog Sled Races and Bloody Ears

This weekend I was able to par take in one of our favorite races of the season. It was the 14h Annual Chemult Sled Dog Race. It’s has been a long time since I have been on a sled by myself so this was an event for me. When my parents made the [...]

Thanksgiving and Deploying

This Thanksgiving was the first Thanksgiving in two years that I have been able to spend with my family. Don’t get me wrong, because last year I was lucky enough to have friends whom invited me to spend it with them and their family. This year, at 5:50am Leanne, Jeff, Kayla, John and I [...]