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Category: Afghanistan

Scholarships

Written by:blondtwin
Published on August 15th, 2010 @ 12:09:50 pm , using 85 words, 47 views
Posted in Afghanistan
I cannot believe how many scholarships there are out there.  We may be too late for this year's essay crop, but, Hannah's going to be an essay writing young lady to get some of these things next year. She's determined to help out in whatever way she… more »

Likely Story

Written by:blondtwin
Published on August 15th, 2010 @ 12:06:06 pm , using 57 words, 15 views
Posted in Afghanistan
There's a guy I work with here - he's always nice, respectful, doesn't curse in front of me, etcetera.  The other day, a piece of paper fell and he reached out to catch it and got a handful of... well, me.  He was immediately apologetic and I knew it w… more »

No Pressure

Written by:blondtwin
Published on August 13th, 2010 @ 12:56:12 pm , using 112 words, 66 views
Posted in Afghanistan
I've been toying with the idea of extending out here. There's a lot of reasons for it - job uncertainty, etc. But at the top of the list is money.  Tuition sucks big time.  My husband is in school full time, and my daughter will be heading off in the… more »

Recognize this?

Written by:blondtwin
Published on August 12th, 2010 @ 11:25:20 am , using 120 words, 52 views
Posted in Afghanistan
I've adapted the line a little for my environment, but here it goes: "There's no crying in Afghanistan." I blew that one all to heck and beyond today.  It was a horrible day from start to finish, with me crying in my room at the end of it.  I hate… more »

Just Dodgy

Written by:blondtwin
Published on August 11th, 2010 @ 10:41:23 am , using 148 words, 37 views
Posted in Afghanistan
I've had to repair my hard drive on my HP laptop before.  I think it's got some bad sectors.  I thought the issue was resolved. Until this morning.  When it would boot, go into the OS and then just... hang.  The screen would go black, etc.  I didn't ha… more »

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