I know it's been a while since I have written and you're all probably thinking that I have tons to write about. Not so much. Nothing of import has been going on here. I've gotten settled in completely at work to include putting music on my computer so I have some entertainment at work. You'd be surprised how much faster this seems to make my night go for me. I've also figured out that I can use chat via gmail on my computer at work so I chat to anybody who has a gmail account and is on my friends list. If you have one and aren't on my list, shame on you!
The biggest problem with work is that it's always Monday. I get up, get showered and change and head to work. Every day. I've not had a day off since we started working full swing. I don't know if I will get a day off. The only thing that breaks up the night is when we get attacked. Some of you may be thinking, "WOW! that must be scary" No, it's just another night in Iraq. Some of the time it's just a minor annoyance, the rest of the time it's nothing more than an alarm that sounds occasionally telling us "All Clear" A few nights ago we had a real fun night. We had 8 different attacks all within a span of about 7 to 10 min. We sat around and listened to it all go down, then shrugged and got back into our emails and reports and spread sheets and, generally, got back to work. As I said, another night in Iraq. I do plan on trying to find out just how many times we've been attacked since we took over and then I'm going to keep a running tally of just how many times the enemy has missed us. I think it would be neat to know the numbers exact.
On lighter news, I will possibly be on the news back at home. On the way back to my CHU (combat housing unit) this morning I was stopped by our Public Affairs Office (PAO) and asked if I wanted to be recorded doing an Easter greeting. It only took a few minutes and it was done. They gave me a card where I can go and see my recording and send it out as an e-greeting. I've never really thought of things like that. I've seen them often enough on the morning news at home, soldiers greeting friends and loved ones at home during Christmas and Thanks Giving and various other holidays. I just never thought I might be one of those soldiers giving that greeting. I think it's a great thing to do. I never knew any of the ones that I saw but I can imagine what it would be like for their family to flip on the TV and see their son or daughter waving and saying hi. Sometimes, the army really does take care of us.
The biggest problem with work is that it's always Monday. I get up, get showered and change and head to work. Every day. I've not had a day off since we started working full swing. I don't know if I will get a day off. The only thing that breaks up the night is when we get attacked. Some of you may be thinking, "WOW! that must be scary" No, it's just another night in Iraq. Some of the time it's just a minor annoyance, the rest of the time it's nothing more than an alarm that sounds occasionally telling us "All Clear" A few nights ago we had a real fun night. We had 8 different attacks all within a span of about 7 to 10 min. We sat around and listened to it all go down, then shrugged and got back into our emails and reports and spread sheets and, generally, got back to work. As I said, another night in Iraq. I do plan on trying to find out just how many times we've been attacked since we took over and then I'm going to keep a running tally of just how many times the enemy has missed us. I think it would be neat to know the numbers exact.
On lighter news, I will possibly be on the news back at home. On the way back to my CHU (combat housing unit) this morning I was stopped by our Public Affairs Office (PAO) and asked if I wanted to be recorded doing an Easter greeting. It only took a few minutes and it was done. They gave me a card where I can go and see my recording and send it out as an e-greeting. I've never really thought of things like that. I've seen them often enough on the morning news at home, soldiers greeting friends and loved ones at home during Christmas and Thanks Giving and various other holidays. I just never thought I might be one of those soldiers giving that greeting. I think it's a great thing to do. I never knew any of the ones that I saw but I can imagine what it would be like for their family to flip on the TV and see their son or daughter waving and saying hi. Sometimes, the army really does take care of us.
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