This morning they called all of the mothers to come stand in front of the formation. The First Sergeant said, "All women who have punched out a kid come front and center." A little unconventional statement but I thought that there was duality in that statement. Some women who have had childern have probably punched them out at one time or another. Here is a picture of all of the moms in A Company. [View Full Entry]

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I was searching for a good medium to share all of my travels this upcoming year. I think that this will do quite nicely. I should have started this last year when I began training in South Dakota. Since June of last year I have trained for this deployment in the Black Hills of South Dakota, twice in Sparta - Wisconsin, Augusta - Georgia, Monterrey - California, and Gatesville - Texas. The title of this entry is the "Greatest Little POW Camp in Texas." Why? Well, for the last month I have been stationed in North Fort Hood, Texas. North Fort [View Full Entry]

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I have told many of you about all of the crazy weather in Texas. We have had 2 tornadoes and one hail storm. I took pictures of this super cell today. Super cells form tornadoes. This system caused tornadoes a few counties away. [View Full Entry]

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I had written and posted an entry here earlier. Thing is, it was too much. Too much of myself. Retracted. The longer I seem to go along the road to truth, the more I see what issue make me human and screwed up inside. And more forcefully, I see i what and how major change is required. And its a road i travel alone. But a road i no longer avoid. Despite my vagueness, i'd like to thankyou for reading my various chronicals. Hope you enjoyed my travels to the beautiful country south of the equator. I wish you all the [View Full Entry]

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There's a variety of dimensions to us all. At least i think. At least there is with me. With different people. We act differently. Let go of our guard. Allowing us to be free. This is where she is with me. But i'm not. There are moments when you can let go. But fear if you let it all out. Well. two things. You will show your unbridled ugliness. Or. More relevantly. What you fear is that apart of yourself, this guard, will be exposed and an aspect of your soul will be bound. perhaps permanently. What if this part of [View Full Entry]

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full circle. I'm back. I stayed up the night previous departure. hoping for sleep on the long ride out. It was largely unremarkable. watched a few in flight movies, had a few drinks. Sleep? no sleep. been up for 2 days now. a power nap here and there, but so uncomfortable. i yearn for positive verticle slumber tonight. My parents saw me off. It was emotional. Mum lingered for ages. Still treats me like i'm 10 years old. which i find kinda sweet actually. I get in and red picks me up. We come pilgrimage back after a brief stint in [View Full Entry]

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It is now T-minus 22 hours. After having a rather interesting interview in with the Korean Consulate in Houston (had a conversation en Espanol with the Korean guy who interviewed me), I will be departing from DFW at 7:54 in the am tomorrow morn. After a stopover in Minneapolis and one in Tokyo, I will arrive in Incheon, South Korea around 9:00 in the pm on Saturday night. It will be a ride, but after the 25 hour bus rides over El Espino del Diablo, comin back from Mazatlan, I don't think it will be too bad. I heard from a [View Full Entry]

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Nothing to break the North wind blowing through Texas but tumbleweed. The weather here is cooler than last winter in Florida but the excitement of visiting friends and family makes up for it. Visited with Mike and Donna in Dallas. Somehow left without a picture. Bummer. Spent Christmas with childhood best friend Nancy and her husband Ron and family in Houston. One of our best holidays! We took time to visit NASA-Houston. New Year's Eve we visited Lucy (first upright humanoid) at Houston's Natural History Museum. Made our bones feel down right young! We're headed to cowboy country, Gu [View Full Entry]

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The Texas Ranger and Museum is unbelievable. It is filled with bronze statues, paintings, exhibits of individual rangers provided by the families. They have a video which chronicles the history of the rangers from inception to today. I took more pictures than can be preserved here. I highly recommend visiting if visiting or passing through Waco. It is just of I-35. [View Full Entry]

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I am currently in an RV Camp north of Waco, TX. One of the main reasons for staying is that I wanted to visit the site of the Branch Dividians' confrontation with the ATF and the FBI in which about 88 people died. There isn't much there now, but I did take some pictures. It is not easy to find. You have to travel north on 84 to the Boys Ranch Road which only turns right. You take it to the end (a T) Old Mexica Road. Turn left and travel to the first road on the right (Doubled E EE [View Full Entry]

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