We’re off to Europe in a few weeks and my sister has given me her Briggs and Riley luggage to bring with me. Its the stuff that dreams are made of , and its the best quality luggage Ive seen anytime soon! Even for using around Iraq Im considering buying a few of these but […]
Looking at something a few weeks ago it crossed my mind that we didnt have a catch all in our canteen that will pick up all the dirt and muck from hundreds of boots coming in from fields all around. Young troops seem to be the worst culprits but of course you cant say anything […]
We havent had much going on in Bazra lately and we have been moved down the coast a little to somewhere more quiet again. We have a slight medicare advantage in that we wont be visiting the hospital with wounds anytime soon. I mean I know I spend most of my time hip deep in […]
Something cooler than my car itself over here in Iraq is the led tail lights I bought for it online. They light up the tail lights so brilliant and they dont use much power cause fuel is at a premium when you are digging through the sand in your tires but I dont mind when […]
I found a pen on my desk recently and I’ve no idea how it got there. I noticed a logo on the side of it and got to thinking what a great idea logo pens really are. It’s a great marketing concept, everybody needs pens and if you stick a logo on the […]
Up until recently we only had basic tea and coffee making facilities in our unit until a friend of mine told me about the capressomachine they have in their base. It makes cappuccino, lattes, frothy hot chocolate and all the kind of stuff we’d buy in Starbuck back home! I’m off to sample its […]
Out here in Iraq we don’t really have much time for reading books, we tend to look at the pictures if you know what I mean… One of the guys was back home recently and brought back a few packages from loved ones. I got the usual magazines, dvds and cds but also a […]