The Afghanistan Journals Vol 5.9 – Getting There is Half the Fun! (Part 1)
I have made it “half way” through my journey into Afghanistan. My first stop is beautiful Al Udied Air Base in Qatar! I have never been to Qatar for any length of time and am finding it to be quite nice. Let me catch you up on my trip thus far… Tiffany dropped me off at the airport in NOLA on Friday and I jumped on a plane to DC. I transferred to Qatar Airways and let me tell you…those planes are awesome! The movie, TV and music selection was awesome and the...
Read MoreNow you cannot even trust your copier…nor the Chinese!
Image via Wikipedia Today has been quite eventful… After a long morning of teaching the finer points of multi-homed BGP to a few clients I returned to my office only to find out that…THE INTERNET WAS NOT WORKING!!! Upon investigation of our disconnection I happened upon a much larger issue…the Chinese. Yes, the Chinese activated one of their super fun spam bots and started slamming out tons of traffic and, in turn, put everyone on the CBL (Compost Black List). As most...
Read MoreI found this little article interesting…
The Mexican perspective on life ……. A boat docked in a tiny Mexican fishing village. A tourist complimented the local fishermen on the quality of their fish and asked how long it took him to catch them. “Not very long.” they answered in unison. “Why didn’t you stay out longer and catch more?” The fishermen explained that their small catches were sufficient to meet their needs and those of their families. “But what do you do with the...
Read MoreGays in the Military…My Thoughts…
Many people have asked me how I, as a straight man who has spent many years in various war zones, feel about this subject. And I have found out quite a few things about the American people in the process of trying to come up with my stance on this issue. One of the biggest issues I have found is that many Americans do not understand the current rules pertaining to gays in the military. Here is a plain Jane explanation of the current rules in the military: Don’t Ask; Don’t...
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