Archive for June, 2008

Like the song goes, we’re all going on a summer holiday…

Only 9 weeks and counting until our summer vacation. We’ve been really lucky with accommodation this year. We went with Outer Banks rentals who have done a wonderful job in finding us just what we want at a really reasonable price. They have all the onsite facilities you’d expect and also lots […]

Got myself into a sticky situation…

I have a reputation as a bit of a joker, its no secret. My latest fun pastime involves Dymo labels. Great device for labelling things and keeping things orderly wouldn’t you agree? Well, I was bored yesterday and I had some fun with some new labels describing files. I hear that […]

Hard work can cut you down.

Just heard that a guy I used to work with in the building trade has mesothelioma. It’s a form of cancer caused by exposure to asbestos. I haven’t seen him in years but I’d hear from different guys I’d meet how and where he was. Such a great guy, real grafter. […]

Building a better business by taking over a franchise

Well so my brother tells me , he bought into a franchise oppurtunity recently and im surprised he lastest this long paying a few to someone when he could of done this himself. I was always thinking he’d setup a business but im not sure that I thought he’d pay a franchise but it actually […]

Using my brain to get a better idea

It took me ages to figure out that instead of having a number of keyboards and monitors at our server room and I forgot all about the use of a KVM and while I know that I needed one screen instead of a number of screens that it was surely a better idea than trying […]

More than golden sand!

Some of the guys were out on patrol the other day when one of them spotted something shiny in the dirt. Turned out it was a gold bangle. What do you do when you find a gold bangle out in the dessert? There’s not exactly a lost and found department you can hand it in […]

Buying Insurance and covering the little ones

Buying child insurance is something id never heard of , til i found out that my cousins wanted to bring their kids out here to Iraq , which in the beginning I thought was crazy but they believe that it was indeed something they like to do as they may never have the chance again. […]

Please tell me I can get ram shipped to Iraq

I heard recently that imports of electronic goods might be an issue now from USA to Iraq. Im with special forces but dont want to order via the normal channels and need some ram for my laptop which is slowly loosing its will to stay up and running for more than a few hours which […]

My little brother moving to New York City USA!

When my bro rang me last week to tell me he was moving from Chigago to New York within a few weeks , my first suggestion to him was to get a mover NYC is one of those citys that you wont just be able to bring nothing with you if making a big move […]