A long week

So we had this big storm last Saturday night: One minute it was a cool 90 degrees in the evening, and the next this 40-50mph wind comes out of nowhere and blows stuff all over the place. Then it rains. Not a lot, but it rained, and thank God, as it cleared out a lot of the dust in the air. One of the casualties was our network, along with our AFN TV dish. The first priority was to fix the AFN dish so we could watch Texas vs Texas Tech. The internet took a week to get fixed, but it's back. Amazing how much work you can get done when there is no internet...

Here we are at 11+ months. Our replacements are in theater, and they are finishing up their training. Progress at a snail's pace continues. This week we had a meeting that included the Iraqi Police, some Ministry of National Security guys (an Iraqi version of a sort of internal CIA, and man, they are paranoid), and the Eid al Fitr holiday which brings Ramadan to a close. With Ramadan finally over, the IA is ready to get back to work. Well, as close to work as they get.

My daughter also turned 12 this week. Happy birthday, Sluggo.

Texas won again, and the Hogs lost. Again.

It's been an interesting year. I hope in the coming posts to make some conclusions and wrap some stuff up, as long as the connection holds.

Just wanted to put something up to let you know I'm still here.

Take care, and thanks for reading.

Ron