It Does Read Oddly...

One of Us left...
The Captain got transferred up north. We now have an Air Force Major that specializes in Security. For some reason the Air Force decided to move around some of their Officers. So, they moved one away and another in.

So far he's cool with the make up of the section. We handle a more variety of Missions than most Security Forces. We're not perfect, but, we're unique.

The Iraqis threw a farewell party for the Captain and it was pretty nice. They don't have very spicy food, but, they have made me appreciate cucumber and onion salads. When I see them in the American Chow Hall I go for them now. I've allways liked both anyhow.

This is where it reads oddly...
We've trained another class of Guards. This is our second class. The first wasn't as good as this bunch. They were more mature and almost half had been in the Army before. One was a decent shot. Some more work and he'd be driving tacks. They caught on quickly.

We teach them in the Units recreation room, the Iraqi Unit, not us. We don't have one to ourselves. No one does. The Iraqis have a little store set up in it. They sell a variety of stuff...aresol cologne for example. One of their favorite snacks is Pumpkin Seeds and they are quick to offer you some. I'm not a seed fan. It's allot of work for a little food. I think the same way about crab legs. We ate crab legs after Bear Hunting last year and was starving to submission. You can expell allot of energy doing that, of course you wouldn't know by some guys, yet it's allot of work. OK, pumpkin seeds...I got to reading that they are good for the prostrate, so, there is a benefit to accepting the offer of them. Iraqis are very kind at times.

Which brings me to...
Yep, I'm on a health kick. I do that from time to time. I admit I didn't spend as much time in the gym as I should my first half of my tour (I'm now at mid tour in the 12 month theory). There are different reasons for that. I won't get into them. I was doing pretty good at Ft. McCoy though. I weighed a little less there as I did upon activation, but, I was eating more. So, now at mid tour I'm pouring it on...
Come to find out while I was on leave there are some people walking around Butthoeville thinking I'm a few years younger than what I really am. The Lt. even said I look that age today. Hey! I gotta exploit success!

Now, you'l that know me keep your heathen mouths shut. I find this amusing. Now you other heathens that don't know me like that well take a look at my predeployment picture up there. How old do you think I am? Please, my ego has gotten a taste of this and wants to have fun with it. I'm not conceded often, OK?

Anyway it's fun to go burn off 350 calories on the elyptical machine to some Social Distortion. And now let my ego fall a notch, running to Dogs with a Bear bayed up was kicking my ass. But, I did it. And, being here on the low humidity, low altitude Mesopotamian Plain was not of real help to the humid Appalachians. So, I'm exploiting success. It's that or get my ass kicked again next year.

I'm not alone. To many peoples surprise it's not hard to gain weight here. The KBR Chow halls want to ensure you don't leave hungry. The food is good, but after a while, it gets old after a while. We have fast food too. Pizza Hut, Burger King, Popeye's, Taco Bell and a Seattle Best/Cinnabun, all served out of carnival trailors. The chow hall has Ice Cream, all kinds of desert, you name it. And, I've already discussed the Iraqi sweet tooth. So, after a while, allot of us lose our appetite and hit the gym.

That's all for tonight...
The Appalachianist