Irish Eyes

Heres me and the Irish...it was nice working with guys who spoke english :) gotta love the irish.. BRILLIANT !

KFOR 11 VOLLEYBALL TOURNEY

Here is the KFOR 11 Volleyball team that won the KFOR TOURNEY !!! We beat the Czechs, French, Germans, Italians and another team that i forgot the name of....it was a long day...very tiring...thinking of it makes me sore again...it was an amazing time...playing the sport i love with different nations...now we get to head to Gnjilane (major city) and play a girls team...they're suppose to be pretty good...Hope you guys enjoy the pic...lots of love...miss you guys...
(more pics and videos to come....)

Just a thought

Just thought i would drop everyone a line, a little update of sorts...things here are still interesting...the weather is getting more humid, the sun is coming out and its warming up, so that is a much needed change from the insane thunderstorms and snow we had been having...
I've started my masters degree via the internet, so yea for homework and papers while deployed...nothing like coming back from a patrol to study for a test ... hahaha...its worth it :)

hope all is well..hasta !

Tillman and the Italians

I had the pleasure of hanging out with four Italian soldiers today at Mt. Goles ( a mountain outpost ) for several hours. The man on the left is Carlo and the man on the right is Paulo (Paulo is getting married next year). We talked for quites sometime about various subjects as we traded patches and PT Gear with one another...on subject struck me...one of the Italian soldiers (not pictured) talked about his time in Afghanistan where he had the honor of meeting Pat Tillman. Professional football player for the Arizona Cardinals who left the life of fame and money to serve his country, only to end up being shot by one of his own Rangers. These Italian soldiers spoke at length at how amazed they were that a person would do what he did; leave fame and fortune for a life a service. They passionate and very expressive through hand gestures and body language at how they honored what he did. This struck me...how amazing it would be to hear that if i had done something worthy enough for soldiers, years later, from two different armies still talk about...to hear that i had made such an impression...
Just thought i would share that with everyone...hope all is well...love ya, miss ya...talk to you guys soon.

some albanian music for ya

Thought you guys would like a little taste of Albanian music...this is what is blasting on our radios :) More to come...

Just another day

Well....life continues here in Lovely Kosovo...lots of drama...but that is that...things here, though interesting, has given me the opportunity to hangout with various countries' armies. Like the British...this guy, though not as animated as the last British Officer i hung out with, was still pretty fun to talk to...the accent made it difficult to understand what he was saying, but we were able to soldier passed it and get the mission done. Hope everyone is doing well...miss you guys. Hasta!

Manny Ramirez

Well...another steroid/substance abuse/taking something your not suppose to scandal has hit the MLB. Manny Ramirez...WTF...I'm not sure i actually care...It will be interesting to see how the Dodgers respond...without Andrew Jones or Kent anymore...the dodgers are back to where they were last year without a guy who can slug doubles and homeruns consistantly...i know i know, Lowney is fairly consistant with Blake stepping up...but, honestly...now that Manny is out of the line up, i'll get to watch ESPN without 3-5 minutes of life being wasted with replays of manny rounding firstbase and knocking off his helmet so his dreads can get some air...i wonder what ESPN will show in the place of those 3-5 minutes...who knows...time will tell...

This is suspenstion comes at a perfect time for the Diamondbacks and the Giants...they have the next 50 games to erase that 8.5 game back stat and really put some distance between themselves and the streaky dodgers...if the Dodgers without the homerun/clutch double hitting Manny, i forsee the dodgers having some serious issues being able to put games away in the coming month...i mean they face the Giants, Angels, Phillies, Mets and Marlins...all teams that put up some serious runs with one to two starting pitchers that could "goose egg" the dodgers to inlcude Santana, Lincecum, and any Phillies pitcher...without a big bat in the line-up, they are in serious trouble of getting swept this month and sliding to third or even fourth in the division just at the close of May...not that i would be upset, not a dodger fan.

Eye Candy

I realize i have been remiss...i have said plenty of times how beautiful the women are here and have yet to post a picture...above is one of the thousands of attractive women that grace the land between Serbia and Albania known as Kosovo...hope you enjoy the eye candy...i know i am...hasta

Swine Flu (cont...)

i have received several comments in response to what i said about the swine flu (see posting below)...let me now respond to those comments...i had someone say "that's good advice the news is giving out....some people don't know what they need to do!" For those out there that lack to mental capacity it takes to down a few extra glasses of water or shove an orange in their mouth...for those who "don't know" they should wash their hands or cover their mouth when coughing...BE AFRAID...the swine flu is Darwin's way of cleansing the gene pool...
is it sad that people have died, yes...but if your reading this...then you most likely poses the necessary means (money) to purchase A. soap and B. an Orange...so you should not worry 'bout the swine flu...

Swine Flu

hello hello again...how is everyone doing? Things here are interesting to say the least...lots and lots o' Army Drama...those brave souls who have served will understand...its the kind of drama best described to civilians as Army Politics...but, anyways...I'm alive, being fed and being paid...hard to complain...i would have to say by far one of the more annoying things here is the time difference between Kosovo and California...9 hours...so i either have to stay up really late or wake up wicked early to catch a family member or friend online...dont get me wrong, its worth it to talk to friends or family...sleep is so over-rated, but when you take the chance and stay up late, and you end up striking out...then its a bit annoying...but, i digress...to the topic at hand...Swine Flu:

Not sure what the major fuss is all about...its the flu...drink water, wash your hands...eat an orange...i got it...yea yea it affects "the strong" rather than the weak, young and old..i got it...do schools shut down when ten kids call in sick from normal flu? Give 'em a Z-pack, toss a Sunny Delight in the brown bag, pat 'em on the ass and continue on living your lives...thats just my opinion...throwing it out there...

Anyways...hope all is well...take care...catch ya on the flip side of the pandemic :) hasta