Happy New Year from 'somewhere' in Washington state. For those of you that know me, I have been activated from the civilian sector to Active Duty in the Army for about 18 months. We are currently 'training up' to prepare for deployment from and undisclosed location. Life here is COLD. I had moved to Florida state just prior to my activation, and even though I now live over 3000 miles from Washington state, I was ordered to come back here for activation. I was able to go home for Chr...

Hello Everyone! and Happy Super Bowl Sunday! Army life goes on here......but, today we were released in time to watch the Super Bowl. (on a 13 inch screen with a lot of static in the picture...) I was glad that it was a good game too as it will have to last 2 years. Now that the Super Bowl is over, it is kind of quiet here. Which is kind of nice. Most of the people went out to watch the game, or went home for the night if they lived close. We probably have only 5-10 people here tonigh...

HAPPY EASTER!! Hello from Iraq! Yes, I finally made it. It has been a long (almost 5 months) experience. We spent a couple of weeks in Kuwait, and then made the big convoy 520+ miles to our final location in Northern Iraq. I haven't had internet access since the middle of February. Remember that I used to work for a software company and spent about 10-11 hours per day on my computer-so that has been a HUGE frustration for me. I did find a quick place in Kuwait to send an email, but n...