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Archive for January, 2006

Fun and Games

Monday, January 30th, 2006 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | 30 Comments »

Dear Gang, Sometimes you try to find a laugh out of everyday ordinary events. There are folks out here who don’t have to try hard--it just happens. Yesterday , for example, we had some Army Blackhawks out front that needed fuel ...

“Chunky”

Monday, January 30th, 2006 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | 27 Comments »

Dear Gang, You know, call signs and acronyms are abundant in the Military and the Marines so I thought I would talk about that today for those of you new to my blog. This will help you non-military types understand the ...

Bad Timber

Friday, January 27th, 2006 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | 20 Comments »

Dear Gang, There is a fellow back home In California, who is doing his job. Writing. I would say that he is very successful and with his last little OpEd piece, will get a lot of attention for a long time. ...

Redman and Rotten eggs

Wednesday, January 25th, 2006 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | 19 Comments »

Dear Gang, Well in the light of my glass half full, here is a post that hopefully will bring a smile to your face. This happened three months ago and is a bit of old news. The hardest part about writing ...

"Bada Bing"

Tuesday, January 24th, 2006 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | 17 Comments »

Dear Gang,I have received requests before to talk about the “Bing” and what we have here. First of all, I live and work in a tower, not a pretty tower but never the less we call it home. On top ...

Sand in my Crack

Sunday, January 22nd, 2006 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | 39 Comments »

Hey guys, Saturday afternoon here and the winds have picked up to over 30 miles an hour and that creates giant sand storms across the desert. I thought we would be ok with the rain that has fallen in the past ...

The Turtle and the Hair

Saturday, January 21st, 2006 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | 13 Comments »

Dear Gang, Another day in paradise but with the news of the young journalist gal that is kidnapped over here, it makes me think “Why?” Who in their right mind would allow their daughter to be over here wandering around? I ...