Wow, it seems my Dog comments have stirred the pot. Let’s see if I can add a little gas to the fire:

Yes, I want a dog, with the doggy smell, the whining, the kennel problems, the vet bills, dog food messes, and every other negative thing you can think of. I also want a dog to play with; help teach responsibility to Molly, and some one to blame the barking spiders on. I also want the doggy kisses when I’m feeling sad, or when I am sick. I want to fight over the best seat in the living room with a dog. Heck, he might even win that one sometimes. I grew up always having at least one dog. We usually had two. I think Geocaching would be fun with a dog, as well as herding up Molly when it’s time for dinner. Besides, a cool dog like an Australian Shepherd will look so good in the Jeep. It is always about looking good now isn’t it?

No, I don’t want that mutant thing Stu has. He says it’s a dog. I think it is a biological warfare experiment gone awry. (I’m sorry Metro!) I don’t want Andy who is allergic to his own shadow. 1100 is not too early to drink beer if it is with a meal, like brunch. Alone, I think you would turn heads, but a good Weissen in the morning would be OK, I think. The Margarita is a little too salty for a morning drink. But if you are into girlie drinks, why don’t you put an umbrella in it? (Sorry Toby!)

Lately, I have been listening to Jimi Hendrix. It can be on the same level as Floyd. I can see a lot of medicinal similarities between the two! Speaking of which, we caught a soldier on a whiz quiz who had every kind of finer pharmaceutical product (that are usually made in a central American jungle, or an old tenement basement) in her system. I did not know that you could do all that and still have a pulse!?

Well, the dust is blowing, the sky is brown, and my lungs have about two pounds of sand and dust in them! I haven’t smoke a cigar in a week or two because of it. Why add crap to my lungs when there is all of Iraq in them already! We are on the downward slope to go home. We are all getting excited. I can’t wait to get home, and have real pollution in my lungs, not this natural sand stuff.

I'm still here

So, I have been a little busy here lately. The hospital was super busy about two weeks ago, and we were busting at the seams with patients. We have now taken care of that. I then have had many Soldier issues. Near the end of a deployment, people want to leave early. Now, every Red Cross message known man comes in requesting a service member to be home for whatever. It is not that simple in a war zone. There are requirements that must be met in order to send a soldier out of a war zone. I have also had some soldier misconduct too, which sucks up a lot of time.

Speaking of time, I have been surfing the net looking for pets to get. Molly wants Casey to return when I do. I personally want something a little bigger. I have been looking at Australian Shepherd dogs. They are extremely smart, and cool looking too. They would look so good in the back of the Jeep while we go Geocaching! Laura is acting like the entire web links I send don’t work, but I know she is just ignoring them! I even found rescue agencies in our area that have some of these cool dogs. I would like to teach it to track in the woods, and maybe herd Molly and her friends!

This morning, we were awoken to indirect fire. It was extremely close. We are talking that we were watching the flashes from our bunker! It was a friendly reminder from the insurgence in the area that they were still here. I bet it would be cool if I had a dog here! Yea, an Australian Shepherd, and my Jeep!

I know I am rambling about the dog, but right now, that is what my interests are in. To be honest, I don’t know if I am up to the task of being a dog owner again. I want to be. We had a blast with Casey, and he was a good little dog. I also remember fostering all the puppies about a year and a half ago. It was a lot of work with the puppies, but a lot of fun too. That is why I like the rescue idea. These dogs are older, and trained. I think Molly would love a dog, and I know Laura would too!

OK, I’ll stop with the dog. To recap: a lot of indirect fire this morning which has thrown my whole rhythm off today. No injuries, but a lot of noise. I have been busy with soldiers and the hospital. I am still safe and sound!