No More Mail

Hello everyone! Well, it is that time of the deployent. It is the time to stop sending mail. All mail needs to be sent by the 2nd of july and no later please. That includes all packages as well as letters. The reason is simple. If anything is sent after that date, there is a chance that I will not get it. I am not sure when we are coming home, but it is not too far off. Thank you all for the letters and packages that you all sent. Your support is greatly appreciated.

Dumpster Diving!!

Here it is!! My latest addition to my collection! I know what you are all thinking, this is a ratty, old chair. However, it is a stable, comfortable, CLEAN, ratty old chair. Someone that is leaveing next week put it out in the trash bin for metal and wood. As you can see from the pictures, it reclines. I have it set at the perfect distance from my bed so I can put my feet up and stretch out! It only has to last me for a month. Plus, it is a glider-rocker! An all in one chair. I wish I had found this thing earlier!

Oh, the bags that you are seeing in these pictures are all of my stuff that I am packing up to come home! It is almost that time! Until then, bye.

Yard Work

Well, this here is a picture of my lawn. Not the one back home, but the lawn that I have here in Iraq. It is about 1.5' by 2', and contained in the top of a shipping container. As you can see, it is very lush and green. It also feels great on bare feet. It requires 2-4 1L bottles of water a day.


However, with a great lawn comes great responsability. So, I decided to mow my lawn.

As you can see, it takes great care and skill to pull off a good yard trimming. With slow, deliberate movements, I expertly mowed my lawn.

Okay, so it is clear that I am no barber. This final picture is actually the finished product. But hey, the smell of fresh cut grass was amazing. You would be surprised how much you take something like that for granted. Oh, by the way, I bought a steak today at the PX. I am going to cut it up and use it for bait. I m hoping that blood in the water will bring the big fish in.