Garage Sale
Saturday, February 18th, 2006 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | 31 Comments »Dear Gang,Life is good here. Not as good as when I get home very soon, but for the most part good. I called my wife up to tell her the good news and oh by the way, I ...
“What’s for Chow???”
Monday, February 13th, 2006 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | 31 Comments »Well Gang, what’s going in the life of the office?? We had a helicopter lose his cockpit door one dark night on their way out of here. We call this “TFOA” sounds like tofu and it means “Things falling off ...
Only the best for our guest!!
Friday, February 10th, 2006 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | 18 Comments »Dear Gang, You have to love VIP’s, those Very Important People who cause all sorts of chaos around the area as they just stop by for lunch and some “I love Me” pictures with the Marines etc. I received a call ...
“Singing in the Rain”
Tuesday, February 7th, 2006 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | 15 Comments »I once wrote about the hazards you face while out here on Combat duty. You worry about the rockets and stuff, but it’s the simple things that can really hurt you around the base. Take for example the rain. When ...
Fun and Games
Monday, January 30th, 2006 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | 30 Comments »Dear Gang, Sometimes you try to find a laugh out of everyday ordinary events. There are folks out here who don’t have to try hard--it just happens. Yesterday , for example, we had some Army Blackhawks out front that needed fuel ...
“Chunky”
Monday, January 30th, 2006 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | 27 Comments »Dear Gang, You know, call signs and acronyms are abundant in the Military and the Marines so I thought I would talk about that today for those of you new to my blog. This will help you non-military types understand the ...
Bad Timber
Friday, January 27th, 2006 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | 20 Comments »Dear Gang, There is a fellow back home In California, who is doing his job. Writing. I would say that he is very successful and with his last little OpEd piece, will get a lot of attention for a long time. ...
Redman and Rotten eggs
Wednesday, January 25th, 2006 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | 19 Comments »Dear Gang, Well in the light of my glass half full, here is a post that hopefully will bring a smile to your face. This happened three months ago and is a bit of old news. The hardest part about writing ...
"Bada Bing"
Tuesday, January 24th, 2006 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | 17 Comments »Dear Gang,I have received requests before to talk about the “Bing” and what we have here. First of all, I live and work in a tower, not a pretty tower but never the less we call it home. On top ...
Sand in my Crack
Sunday, January 22nd, 2006 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | 39 Comments »Hey guys, Saturday afternoon here and the winds have picked up to over 30 miles an hour and that creates giant sand storms across the desert. I thought we would be ok with the rain that has fallen in the past ...
