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!
Archive for the 'Travel' Category
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 [...]
Carnage!
Tuesday, March 25th, 2008
This was some footage Rob T. took on his trip to the Antarctic Marathon, and it’s awesome!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbXtnh2K1Bk
This is not recommended for children too young to watch some of the "meatier programs" on Animal Planet.
Weltanschauung Friends in the News (III)
Wednesday, March 19th, 2008
Weltanschauung friend Rob T. did something pretty amazing after running his first eight marathons: He ran the Antarctica marathon! (I didn’t even know there was such an event). He and some friends and family put together a short video on YouTube about it.
The event was run on King [...]
Not Quite Camping
Monday, March 17th, 2008
I just recently returned from one of the far-flung camps in our area of operations. It was one of those places where you couldn’t drink the water without boiling it first (not even to brush your teeth). Pretty much all the food was fried, even the vegetables (and sometimes even the fruit). The mango [...]
CENTCOM Happenings
Tuesday, March 11th, 2008
It looks like Admiral Fallon just resigned.
His deputy will be the acting CENTCOM commander. Lt Gen Dempsey was in command of 1st Armored Division when I was working over in that neck of the woods. He helped me get some medals pushed through for my Airmen that had gotten downgraded by [...]
Shouldering the Load Together
Sunday, March 9th, 2008
From a long way off, I had a very small hand in a very small way in some of this.
God Save the Prince!
Saturday, March 1st, 2008
I was watching CNN International when the story broke that Prince Harry was RTBing from Afghanistan where he was apparently calling in airstrikes, which is the exact same job my Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) unit in Germany performed. They showed a little footage of him in an interview (click here for the video [...]
Trojan Lead
Monday, February 25th, 2008
If it’s not one problem for American consumers who purchase Chinese products, it’s another.
Anyone who likes these new digital photo frames as much as I do, take heed!
Are any of the companies that make these digital frames publicly traded? I haven’t been able to find out.
Back to the Frontier
Saturday, February 16th, 2008
I’m now "Downrange" again. I’ll make a preliminary effort to post whatever I can, but I can’t promise anything.
All I can say for now is that where I am, it’s hot.