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Time Shift

16 September 2009 Comments Off

It’s almost 4pm here. Why am I staring at the clock? I’m at home, and I’m about to go to work. Starting tonight, I’ll be at work from 6pm to 6am (which is 10am to 10pm Central). I stayed up until 4am this morning so that I could sleep late today in an effort to [...]

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One down, two to go

1 September 2009 Comments Off

Wow. It’s been four months, so I’m a third of the way through, with a three-week vacation coming up in November. Profound things, we remember. One of mine was in the Air Force basic military training as a two-weeker, looking up to a sixth-weeker telling us how he’s almost done, and how “time will pass [...]

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How to tell you’re loved

29 June 2009 0 Comments

I’ll tell ya how! When your wife sends a box full of fun stuff like: Slinky Pinwheel Loopy Straws Play-Doh Cartoons Yo-Yo A personal fan with digital message blades Souvenirs from Florida A rubber #1 finger Snacks Thanks, wife! You’re too sweet!

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Not much to report

14 June 2009 Comments Off

It’s almost bedtime, but I’ve got to finish my Pepsi spiked with Captain Morgan. What the hell, I may as well post an update.

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Plenty to Do

4 May 2009 Comments Off

I finally started work last week. I was able to get my CAC card last Wednesday. That was a bit of an ordeal, but that’s another story. Also, it turns out my security clearance was in good enough shape that I could start working immediately.

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First days in Qatar

27 April 2009 Comments Off

My first few days here in Qatar have been rather uneventful. I arrive here Thursday evening, but I haven’t been able to start work because I was not able to get a CAC card (basically, a military ID card) while in Tampa last week. Also, there seems to be a minor issue with my security [...]

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First two days in Qatar

24 April 2009 Comments Off

I didn’t write anything yesterday — I was a bit homesick and I was afraid my emotions would prevent me from writing about my experience accurately.

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Leavin’ on a jet plane

19 April 2009 Comments Off

John Denver sang about it. During the next year, I hope to write at least once per day about my stay in Qatar. Today, I flew from Lubbock to DFW and then to Tampa. Both flights were fine, but I contracted a nasty headache somewhere around the second half of the flight to Tampa and [...]

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