Tuesday, February 22, 2005

Things I'm sick of

there are a few things that I’m already getting sick of, things that make me realize just what a looong deployment it will be. Things I’m already sick of:

1. First and foremost, of course I miss Sally, Lilli, and all my friends and family. That’s a given, but just has to be said because it’s so very true and such a part of my every moment here.

2. Second-hand smoke. So many guys here smoke and there are times when I’m patrolling in a Humvee with four other smokers. Not fun, especially since we have all the bullet-proof windows up all the time.

3. Ignorant, uneducated morons who adamantly cling to bizarre and completely unfounded world opinions (i.e. Bill and Hillary Clinton are trying to allow the U.N. to take over our country… HUH? You mean that U.N. that has no army, arms, or real power? Yeah… right. Another i.e. There are ‘hover boards’ that defy gravity but the oil companies bought out the technology because it’s a threat to the internal combustion engine…)

4. Starchy, meaty, salty, bland Army food.

5. Never knowing if you can ever really just relax for a moment because the minute you do and truly get settled into a movie, book, or email to my hot wife, a ‘we must do this right now’ detail, mission, raid, etc. will surely come up

6. Being a (virtually) powerless and (usually) insignificant Specialist (aka ‘Full Bird Private’). When things are screwed up, it’s my nature to fix them. As a peon Specialist, I can’t always do that, or even – often – do anything about it.

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