Half a World Away

You can find Part 1 of this post here. Here are some more pictures from our recent Spur Ride. Me getting ready to head out on the ruck marc...

The Stetson isn't the only accoutrement that can be earned while attached to a Cavalry unit. Another rite of passage is called a Spur ...

I don't where they came from, but we have a set of old school shades floating around the office. We took a few pictures the other day w...

I'm sure you've been waiting on pins and needles for my updates on my progress towards the Chicago Marathon. So, without further ado...

As promised, here are some pictures of my newest time killer. After buying the Picco Z, and flying that around for a while, I realized I ne...

AFN is doing us right again, and they have 2, sometimes 3 channels devoted to March Madness. Hammer and I are currently holding down the fo...

I like to think that our section comes up with some good ideas from time to time. Our latest master plan is that we are working our way thro...

Well, the blogging has been pretty hit or miss lately. It has been a combination of the MWR lab being closed for painting, being busy with ...

Jim over at Thinking Right has a new interview up with another deployed soldier. Go check it out if you want to know what soldiers on the g...

Before you do anything else today, go read this story I found via a link from ROFASix. A few excerpts: I've said it before - we've ...

I have been debating over what to do about my marathon plans for the last few weeks since we got extended and I won't be home for the Li...

Here is the little guy with the Cookie Monster I got him for Christmas. He likes to try to feed him cookies, and makes a funny sound as he c...

I saw an article in one of the magazines I read, Business 2.0, shortly after Christmas that extolled the virtues of the latest toy craze. I...

Well, we are still locked out of our blogs and I am beginning to think it is permanent. It is really annoying, because the majority of mil ...

Okay, so I figured out how to post by email, so that will help out some. The only negative is that I can't do links or upload pictures ...

Still no luck on getting our blogs unblocked, so I'm stuck using the MWR again. Here are weeks 3 and 4 of my training for a marathon TBD...

The Army can be a funny place sometimes. Exhibit A: this week we had mandatory Combat Lifesaver (CLS) re-certification. CLS is a 40 hour cla...

My interview is posted on KOLN's web site . Our filter doesn't let us view any streaming video so I haven't seen it yet, but t...

SGT Benes had his story posted on the KOLN website. You can find it here . I am next in line, I taped my interview on Tuesday, and it will...

Well, I'm going to continue on my training plan for the time being, until we have some more concrete information on our pending extensio...