Red Bulls

Ok, after many inquiries as to what my group will be doing in Iraq, I finally have a good answer.

Check out theredbulls.org

This is run by the many talented people in my group. There's a lot more than just text articles, although the rss feeds and video stuff is not quite fully implemeted.

Anyway, check it out after April.

Yummy.

In an effort to further demoralize Soldiers, they have closed the cafeteria for lunch. Now, we're left to MRE's. It's not that bad... we could be eating them for every meal.

I've been wondering how the MRE's stay preserved for so long. For instance, what kind of chemicals are used to give mayo and tuna a shelf life of 10 years? Also, how come the M&Ms don't melt after sitting on a pallet in the desert for weeks or months.

Let the fun begin!

Well, we made it to Ft. Lewis without a lot of trouble.  Weather is nicer than the midwest, and by that I just mean warmer.  Cool and rainy but I would rather have that than cold and snowy.  We've been busy getting MORE equipment, doing paperwork and getting shots.  So far the hardest thing has been getting up at 3:30 am to do the above things.  Hopefully when we start training for real, at least we'll get to sleep later.

We've gotten a lot of new stuff.  Improved body armor, and fire resistant uniforms are just part of it.  Although I will say that if I actually have to use fire resistant anything, there's a serious problem, unless it's my computer that catches on fire  (or my typewiter - right Steve?).

Anyway, nothing too exciting yet.  Internet access is on a sporadic basis.  I can get it in the barracks, but my computer doesn't have a decent enough antenna to pick up a good signal.  Hopefully in another week, I'll have access to post to this and check emails everyday.

Stay tuned!