My House is a Very Very Fine house

Happy Friday,

It is another fine day here at Camp Liberty Iraq. As for the title, I do not have two cats in the yard. I am however, settling into a routine here at Camp Liberty. It is pretty much Ground Hog Day everyday. You mix in two Haji Days and a 1/2 on Friday and life is not bad. I went to a USO show on Sunday night, featuring Kathy Griffin and Michael McDonald from Mad T.V. along with that chick (who is hot) from JAG. Kathy Griffin was surprisingly funny. I have posted a couple of pictures, which include my lovely tent and my veranda view of the sunset. (I hope to be moving into a trailer soon. How white trash, or as they say in West Virginia, how Apalachan American is that? ... War is hell. :))

As for the lexicon, and naughty Haji, I intended to use the mortar example for illustrative purposes, until a couple of nights ago. There was a mortar that landed near (1/2 mile or so) from the tent city. It sounded like one of those loud cartoon whistles followed by a thud. Luckily no one was hurt. I am not sure if it exploded. I hope it blew another naughty haji or his little haji buddies making nice with a donkey in the nearby field!!! It was a little freaky, but it is no scarier than driving on I-5 in Seattle behind a Haji truck driver from Canada. We also had another sand storm on Wed. This time of year it is not a bad thing because it drops the temprature about 10 degrees into the 70s, which is nice. I am currently enjoying my 1/2 day off. I may go take a latin dance lesson or the Lambada this evening. We'll see though. Tommorrow it is our office cook out day as well as Haji day. As I would say to my co-workers, Happy Haji Day Eve.