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Archives for: February 2010

You bought what?

Written by:blondtwin
Published on February 28th, 2010 @ 09:43:44 am , using 100 words, 62 views
Posted in Afghanistan
The guys were cleaning off their shelves today and brought me a bottle to look at. Apparently, a few months back, they bought some butane to fill their lighters at the local Afghan market.  They had been using it for a while when one of the guys notice… more »

Abandoned!

Written by:blondtwin
Published on February 27th, 2010 @ 10:39:30 am , using 425 words, 43 views
Posted in Afghanistan
The last couple of days, because of late meetings, I've taken the bus in the  morning.  Normally, I ride in the truck with my coworkers, but I didn't want to go to work that early only to work late. So, today I chose to take the bus again. It left pr… more »

Meet Meet Meet

Written by:blondtwin
Published on February 26th, 2010 @ 11:12:21 am , using 149 words, 37 views
Posted in Afghanistan
Today I had meetings straight through from 3pm until after 9pm.  I only got out that early because I made a command decision that I didn't need to be at the meeting that lasted from 9:30 to 11:30pm.  If meetings have purpose, clear agendas, and get s… more »

No, not there...

Written by:blondtwin
Published on February 25th, 2010 @ 10:28:12 am , using 162 words, 31 views
Posted in Afghanistan
Most folks know that the Russians left lots of little unexploded presents hanging around Afghanistan.  I drive past these reminders daily and have to remind myself that it would be imprudent, no matter how impatient I'm feeling, to take a shortcut. Esp… more »

And how did THAT happen?

Written by:blondtwin
Published on February 23rd, 2010 @ 07:20:09 pm , using 85 words, 47 views
Posted in Afghanistan
One of my friends from high school is always telling funny stories about the stuff she does.  More than once, I've *HAD* to do a cartoon about her.  Here is the latest.  She won't admit how or why it happened, only that *somehow* she superglued feather… more »

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