Archive for April, 2008

The Best Thing About This Tour

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008
     The best thing about this deployment was meeting this guy:                    . . . At least according to him! You know how these young folks can be brash sometimes.      You’re doing great work, AJ! Keep it up! [...]

New for Dessert

Thursday, April 17th, 2008
     I had some of the spiciest Kung Pao chicken ever today, therefore I went seeking a dessert that would cool me off afterward.  Actually, I didn’t go seeking it, the waiter stopped by and recited a short list.  I remember hearing "Mango (something), mango (something else), (another something with) mango, and fried ice cream.  Fried [...]

Done in by My PowerPoint

Monday, April 7th, 2008
     Today was a first for me:  Weltanschauung just took it’s first hit (that I know of) in the Blogosphere over at Virtualpolitik.  "Hits" is a bit of an exaggeration, it was really more of a fun poke, or at least I chose to take it that way.        I can’t be [...]

Inspirational Antarctica

Monday, April 7th, 2008
     Here’s more amazing video from Rob T’s Antarctica trip; set to some music that got my soul singing along, too!

Battle Rattle

Monday, April 7th, 2008
     I’ve found it nearly completely unnecessary to wear this stuff in the current theater.  The primary danger is from pickpockets.        I can’t believe I traded in a G-suit for kevlar! Update 11 Apr 2008:  Due to popular demand to know which one of these fighter pilots-turned [...]