Voice

Being a member of the greatest military in the world is good. But there are certain aspects of it that cause me great concern. The first would have to be I am stripped of certain rights while I wear the uniform. I have been doing this for a while now and I understand the reasons, but I don’t have to agree with them. I am treading on thin ice it feels sometimes because I want to share thoughts and feelings straight up, but I never know when big brother will stop by and take notice…

There is an overwhelming sense of dread when people start talking about the war. Most of the time the only way I hear about anything going over there is to read certain websites and occasionally there will be a spot on the news. Things haven’t gotten any better, seems like they have gotten worse over the years. More children growing up in the middle of the chaos being recruited by peers and family. They have vengeance to seek out for the deaths of people they knew and nothing will stop them. It is infinitely saddening and overwhelming to comprehend how much death and destruction has happened in Iraq. I truly hope what we do over there is making a difference for somebody besides the warmongers and big oil tycoons of the world. There is so much going on everyday we are blind to here in the states. Out of sight, out of mind, better off just ignoring the conflict…I am sure this is the mindset of most average American people. Why shouldn’t it be? We have a government who is running the military and as long as there are volunteers to take care of the problem why should John Smith of Happytown, USA have to wake up in the middle of the night worrying about the war?

I am trying to not sound bitter or sarcastic here, I find it hard sometimes just acting like everything is just great when I know I have friends and coworkers over there right now trying to live another day.

This is my voice.

Time to relax

It has been a pretty shitty year so far, but, that is all coming to an end now. I can’t wait to get back to my wife and everything else I hold dear to my heart…almost there now…
The rollercoaster ride from hell has reached the last turn and is coasting to a slow and steady stop…please wait until the cars have reached a complete stop and watch your step getting off, please come back and visit us again…

Yeah…fuck an A!

Sand + Water

Another day has come, one filled with hope and dreams for a better world…a world without sand and puddles up to my nutsack, a world where beer flows and home cooked meals are readily available…oh the humanity, a new world where I don’t have to wear earplugs to get to sleep, and I don’t have to wear a uniform 24 hours a day, to put away the flip-flops and use them when I go to the beach would be nice…
I could go on and on, bottomline is it is time to get the hell out of dodge, it’s coming, not soon enough…
The rain is beginning to get on my nerves, oh well, shit happens, and it comes in piles here…

It’s safe here…

Enjoy…

Sand in my cracks

Along with another day comes another dollar, right? Another chapter in the book of life, I really appreciate the comments, thanks for stopping by and yes, that rubber johnny video was pretty freaky, I never had the chance to watch the whole thing until just now.
Anyway, back to the subject at hand, I have come to realize that I think way too much about shit that either I have no control over or that doesn’t really matter anyway. I like to think of myself as a simple person with basic needs, you know like; food, water, shelter, all that jazz, but I know I need more than that stuff. I guess it comes down to family, without my family I would have nothing. My kids and my wife are my inspiration in this world. The reason for it all you could say. I don’t put myself in these situations and run around like G.I. Joe because I enjoy it, well sometimes it is fun. I enjoy the camaraderie and the brotherhood we have come to establish out here, without someone to relate to it would be difficult to get by. After all is said and done I can feel good knowing that my family is taken care of and I have done something today that has made a difference.
Growing up I never thought of myself as a public servant and definitely not a member of the military; funny how things work out and looking back I wouldn’t trade any part of my Air Force career. I have met a lot of cool people and I’ve seen places and things most people never will. I am almost positive we, the U.S., will be in this country for some time to come and I will most likely be returning here somewhere doing something. I used to look at deployments as tests, last year was the most trying of them all. I never thought I would see the end of that go round. But, time is on my side, just like the song, yes it is, t i I i m m m e e is on my side….
Speaking of time, it is time for my stinky ass to take a shower and get some breakfast/lunch. Until next time kids, make sure to catch the next exciting episode, same bat time, same bat channel…
peace