So, the other day we had an aftershock from the earthquake on October 22nd.  I was just trying to get to sleep from it when it felt like someone had grabbed hold of my bunk and was shaking it.  It was the earth a-movin' though. Here's a cartoon I did a… more »

Today was my first bit of convoying. I was nervous about it, but, the crew that was taking my coworker and me out to this other camp was very professional and I felt confident in their ability to protect me.  And themselves, of course. The place we wen… more »

The armored bus here is lovingly called the "twinkie". I suppose they do have a point there.  It DOES look like one.  I may be travelling in one of those tomorrow.  Maybe not.  I guess it depends how many of us are going. Oh, some of the local national… more »

I fixed an issue today that had been lingering around for a couple of months.  In my coworker's defense, he hadn't had time to really look at it because he's had other things higher up on his list.  I worked on and off on it throughout the day and, fin… more »

I love the internet. I love staying in touch with everyone, even if it's just checking out their statuses on Facebook.  I'm terrible at staying in touch with letters and the like.  This is a huge failing of mine.  My dad said to me that, when I was in Ir… more »