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Not as planned

By John, on January 20th, 2011

I woke early this morning for my first training flight. The day did not go as planned. I didn’t have any hot water this morning but I tried to push past it and tried to prevent it from keeping me down. We had some ice and some high winds that hampered our ability to [...]

An update of sorts

By John, on December 6th, 2010

I’m away from home at yet another training course but this is the last major one and then I’ll be done (for the time being). I should be fully qualified by the time I leave and I’ll be able to actually do my job. I have an epic tome to read, comprehend, and then [...]

One week down

By John, on August 28th, 2010

Training will no longer be an annual requirement. For me it will be something that I live and breathe. My old career field spends a lot of time on simple tasks that we do ad nauseum. The Loadmaster career field demands that each member be fully trained and qualified (current and qualified) on all [...]

Let’s look forward to the year 2000

By John, on March 16th, 2010

Most of my future I can figure out with some form on certainty. I will get home some time during the month of May. I will get married to a fantastic spitfire of a woman later this summer. We will spend a week in Kauai and have a fantastic time. I will start my [...]

The Happy Guy

By John, on March 7th, 2010

If you’re reading this you’ve obviously been here before. Seldom does this website get random visitors so I know most of my audience. You’re aware of my temperament. You know that I like to rant and I fly off the handle with ease. This blog (in its various incarnations) has been a venue for [...]

Additional details

By John, on March 5th, 2010

A few weeks ago I wrote a single post titled approved. Here is the rest of the info.

Over the last six years I’ve been dreaming of ways to exit my current career field and continue on in the military while doing a different job. A few weeks ago my wish was finally granted. [...]

Healthcare – here we go again

By John, on March 1st, 2010

A battle over who to blame for rising health-care costs is escalating, as groups seek to pin the problem on each other and say none of the health-care legislation under consideration does enough to solve it.U.S. spending on health care reached $2.5 trillion in 2009, according to federal estimates. It is expected to jump [...]

The requisite gym update post

By John, on February 5th, 2010

What would you do without the requisite gym update post? Probably continue through your life without skipping a beat – but, I feel the overwhelming need to write something new and the only thing on top of my head is my progress at the gym.

First off, I should have done a better [...]

This isn’t the Hilton

By John, on January 20th, 2010

This place isn’t the Hilton, Sheraton, or Best Western. Think of it as a scattered Motel 6… that sublets your room to other people.

I wish were sleeping in tents. Really, I wish we had tents instead of containerized housing units. First and foremost, I could have some privacy as its fairly easy [...]

The desert resolution

By John, on January 15th, 2010

Most people have New Years resolutions that are unobtainable. I don’t believe in changing something at the start of the new year; I believe on starting that change on a Monday or whatever day may fall next. I do believe in desert resolutions – when you’re in the desert you have plenty of time [...]

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