Hello everyone, I want to first start off by saying thank you for all the emails that I have been getting! It is really nice to hear from people, a real morale booster, even if I haven't been able to email back. For that I would like to apologize, however, there really isn't much I can do about that one as most of my time is spent either working where I can't use my computer, or sleeping.
Well, today is the 3rd day in a row where we have had a slight drizzle and overcast cloud cover for most/ part of the day! The drizzle isn't anything like a Minnesota drizzle, where everything gets a little wet, this drizzle is evaporated before you could grab your camera and take a picture of it! The cloud cover is really nice. It keeps the morning/ afternoon temperatures down into the upper 90's, which make for some really nice relaxing evenings when I start work! Other than these last 3 days, the last time I saw a cloud was in Mississippi! Soon the temperatures will drop to, well, cold. Last night was supposed to get around 65 or so, but with the asphalt that I work on, it didn't drop below 74... roughly. My ears still got a slight chill to them, but overall I was good.
Last night I saw 2 baby scorpions! One was black, which I think are king scorpions, and really little, we first mistook it for a really large ant! Which they have plenty of around here. It looked like it had gotten into a fight because it's stinger tail thingy wasn't working properly, and one of the pinchers was not working. The second scorpion was kind of a pail red-ish tan color. It was really cool watching it walk along with it's tail in the air. I poked at the thing with my knife, and it would spread out his pinchers like he was going to bear hug someone, and he arched his tail as high into the air as possible, it was pretty cool!
Other than those 2 things, there isn't much going on. Pretty much just doing the same job, day in and day out, kinda like work back at home. Actually, I'm doing roughly the same thing here as I was when I worked security; check ID badges to ensure that personnel entering our facility are authorized to be there, and if they are not, that they have a legitimate point of contact so they can get on, otherwise they are not allowed on. Just, for work, you would substitute the word 'on' for 'in'! It makes me kind of laugh thinking about it... but then my laugh trails off into a groan. Oh well, I am safe, have a roof over my head, and contact with my family, so everything is good. Right? Right!
Well, I'm off to sleep now. It's about 0638 back in Minnesota when I posted this, but it is really 1438 for me! I get to wake up in 5 hours, yay!
Brandon
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River Ohanapecosh running through Mt. Rainier National Forest
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River Ohanapecosh running through Mt. Rainier National Forest
3 comments:
Great to hear from you again.
Glad you've had some cloud cover. I can't imagine sun, sun, sun like you guys get there. We've had rain, rain and more rain. And in the midst of that we had some sun and 85 degree weather with amazing humidity! I can't complain though...I'd rather have any of this instead of snow! I've never been a true Minnesotan at heart when it comes to snow...
Other that doing what seems to be a sedentary, somewhat uneventful job right now, do you feel good about the mission that the 849th is on in Iraq? Because I'm sure there is more to it than meets the eye...right?
Now, about the scorpions.... Do you let them entertain you then smoosh them or scoot them out your door into BoJo's room?..hee, hee, hee...
Seriously now... Lord bless you in the sameness of your days, cause even in the sameness there is a plan and a purpose that He has for you...and it might just simply be to be a blessing to another soldier whether in deeds, words or a silent prayer.
Lovingly,
Mom
Sleep well and stay away from those scorpions.
God bless you,
Bob
A scorpion that bear hugs... haha. See, scorpions have feelings too :(
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