Wednesday, December 30th, 2009

Snow Quest

Around 7am this morning, it started to snow again.
We still had a couple of inches from the last go round, but now it started hard & heavy.

The base has a whole color code system to know whether or not the roads are passable, who’s allowed on them & if the base is even open at [...]

Friday, December 18th, 2009

Party Time

Last night was the battalion Christmas Party.
For those not familiar with the military, every division, every battalion, every company has a nickname.
In this case, 4th Battalion 2nd Aviation Regiment (4-2) is known as the Death Dealers.
Not the most appropriate of names to help convey the holiday spirit, but it’s great for instilling fear & dread…think [...]

Monday, December 14th, 2009

Tonsurephobia

While I’m not really phobic about it, the prospect of finding a new hairdresser does fill me with dread.
Because it just doesn’t take much to screw-up naturally curly hair…turning beautiful long spiral locks into a 30-something Shirley Temple.
I usually have pretty good luck if I can find a hairdresser who shares my predicament…but the chances of [...]