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| Saturday, 15-Mar-2008 12:45 |
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Coffee
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When a sailor talks about coffee, he talks about it like he would a lover. Any Navy place you go to, there’s a coffee mess, usually with a tip jar towards supplies but it actually doesn’t matter if someone puts money in there or not. Because there is always going to be someone like me or my doc who will pay out of pocket to fill the thing up just to make sure it’s stocked.
In Iraq, I’m drinking some of the best coffee I’ve ever had. Why? Because of the soldier support folk who send out some amazing coffee care packages. Starbucks? Got it. Hand made hippy French Roast? Yup. Voodoo Child Jimmy Hendrix coffee? Got that too. Sweetened condensed milk to go with espresso? Oh yes.
Thank you, you know who you are, my happiness is in direct proportion to the volume and how good my coffee is. Thank you Doc’s sister and Charlene, my taste buds are very happy these days.
You notice the espresso machine on the right? Before you go and think about how spoiled I am (I might be), let me tell you the story behind it. A couple of months ago, my mom and I were going garage saling around Prescott Arizona and saw a sign for 50% off everything at a garage sale. That espresso machine had a sticker for 5 bucks on it, I brought it up and they gave it to me for 2.50. Can’t beat that. It was a wedding present to a Mormon couple who didn’t drink coffee. Bonus!
Probably the best two-fifty I spent last year and it’s going to give years of great service to this department long after I’m gone.
The French press arrived today, it was a gift from my Doc’s sister Penny with that huge sack of Gimme! French Roast Coffee out of Ithaca, New York. Some of the best coffee that has touched my tongue. Thank you!
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| Friday, 7-Mar-2008 18:49 |
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At the range
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| Tuesday, 19-Feb-2008 20:10 |
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Sunrise till Sunset, my walk from and to chow
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my pictures won't seem to upload, will try again later
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| Saturday, 16-Feb-2008 19:42 |
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Combat Basketball
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| Sunday, 10-Feb-2008 21:28 |
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Happy Valentines Day
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| Tuesday, 5-Feb-2008 20:54 |
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Some pictures of me in Iraq
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| Monday, 14-Jan-2008 00:49 |
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When your soul embarks..
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I'm about to leave on my 4th trip out to Iraq and I've had this song stuck in my head for weeks so I made it into a video to remember us by.
Video can be found here
Just a reminder to my bride that I love her and not to forget what we have and what we’ve gone though, I love you hun.
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| Monday, 7-Jan-2008 05:14 |
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Grand Canyon a couple of days ago, don't mind the date stamp
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cheepo new camera that didn't show it was stamping my pictures till Iooked at them on the computer 
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| Friday, 9-Nov-2007 07:37 |
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MAG 16 Marine Corps Ball, Happy Birtyday Marines!
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Tonight I attended the MAG 16’s Marine Corps Ball celebrating 232 years of faithful service to our country. Let me tell you a secret, I always get stage fright going to these things. Must be something I’ve carried over from being so nerdy in high school. I always complain about going till I get there and have without fail, have had a great time.
A couple of weeks ago I attended the Navy Birthday Ball and comparing the two will have to say, the Marines know how to get down and party. This ball topped all of the other balls I’ve gone to by far, it wasn’t the biggest but it was the smoothest. Great crowd, everybody was on the dance floor and having a good time. The food was excellent and the ceremony was flawless.
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| Monday, 29-Oct-2007 13:59 |
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I MEF Navy Ball 2007
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