sgtdub

11 January 2006, I'm thankful. I'm thankful for many things, being an American, being free, having family and friends, and that I'm almost 10 1/2 hours ahead of America in time. Why? for a couple of reasons, my Monday is about over when yours is just starting, I get to Friday sooner than you do, and when I finally get to go home, I get to relive that 10 1/2 hours. Most people don't get that chance. During that short bit of time, I will get to reconnect with my family and it will be some of the most precious moments and cherished moments I will have, that and a real chili cheese foot-long.
I imagine several people have read other soldier's blog sites and wondered why I don't give more information about the events I see and encounter each day. Well, the simple reason is too much information can get soldiers hurt or killed, and I'm not willing to deal with that. I know that if someone was intent, they could research my entire blog and put together information, but you would have to work at it, and I'm not going to make it easy. My primary job here is to make sure that I get every soldier I brought from Oklahoma makes it back home in one piece and alive.
I spent most of the day revising a 13 page document so that we could use it better. Now, that was fun. If anyone has every read a military document and managed to stay awake during the read, you know it's a challenge. If they aren't using 8 different acronyms to describe one certain item, then they are using seven paragraphs to tell you what a stapler is used for. It's part of the horrors of war that you never hear. At least in battle you get to shoot at those that piss you off, in the office, well, suck it up. Of course, no one has me upset, today anyway.
We went to the gym this morning and lifted weights and I'm headed to ab lab tonight. I found some pictures of us from last January and I will be posting mine in an upcoming post to show you the before and now. Several people have done fantastic jobs in getting healthier, and I'm on the rise.
Not much else to report, be safe and have a good day.