First one of the month

I am now unable to post from the pc on my desk. That makes writing this blog extremely difficult to do. Mainly because I am reduced to using a laptop from the Pre-Cambrian period in one of the "internet cafes" here on the installation. It's tough using older equipment; it's even harder to use it when overuse has caused the keys on the keyboard to be virtually unreadable for most letters.

It took me about three tries to write that.

Lots to talk about, but I can't really do it here with this laptop. I will be writing for the next two days. I also need to get some sleep tonight because tomorrow I am running in an Army Ten-Miler "Shadow Run" here at VBC. A shadow run is a ten-miler being run on the same day as the official one, just somewhere else in the world. I'll be able to tell my kids and grand kids that I ran a shadow run in Baghdad one day. That's kind of cool.

Next time I write I will be on a better computer. Maybe I'll order a laptop now since the commander back home ok'd the purchase. But I want to talk about spending 48 hours here with a fraternity brother who also happens to be here in the Army. I hadn't seen him in probably 10 or 12 years, and it took a war to get us back together. Amazing. And I also have more to say about the rest of what's going on. And I have some awesome pictures. So, this has taken me about 25 minutes to type, and I've about had it. Talk to you all later. Be safe.

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