Movin on Up and Hotblooded, Check It and See

Hello and Happy Haji Eve to all,

I have made it to another 1/2 day off here in Baghdad. I have also moved into a deluxe double wide. Check out the picture. The best part of the trailer, besides the four walls and not having to dress in the dark, is the air conditioning. According to the newspaper, we had our first 100 plus degree day. We checked in at 102. It is now a nice and cool 88 degrees at 20:34 (that is 8:34 in civilian time. :)) This week has flown by, which is always good. My work continues to challenge me, amaze me as well as cause me to say WTF. The Army TJAG or The Judge Advocate General is flying into town. I am never overly excited about meeting the guys with one to three stars on their shirts, but it does allow me to get out of work both tommorrow and Sunday. Speaking of work stuff, unfortunately my suggestion for a ODP (Officer Professional Development) trip to Babylon was "duly noted,"laughed at and then shot down. I guess there is something about security. I am also in the process of getting a HUMVEE license this weekend as well. There is still left over mud puddles from last week's rain. This should be fun. I am also working on getting outside the wire (off post to see naughty haji upclose and personal) which I am hopeful and cautiously optimistic, will happen soon.

I experienced the Second Coming on Thursday. It was a wierd sandstorm but with thunder that produced with an Tangish sky. I took this photo at 16:00 (4pm for the civilians reading this). Rather than try to explain it, I have posted another picture. I thought that pestiance and locusts would follow. Luckily they did not, just more rain.

Have a great weekend everyone. Tommorrow is one of my greatest pleasures here, other than throwing apples at. el at fish. It is Haji Day and get Seamus liscensed on the HUMVE. Take care.