visit but it was well worth it. The pool was less than three feet on the shallow end and fourteen feet on the deep end. The interior was lined with aqua tiles three inches by four inches. I mention this because I have never seen a pool like this. The pool was constructed during the Saddam Hussein era. Remarkably, there was a female locker room original to the building.
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Oasis
Today I had the opportunity to go swimming. The pool is not at all convenient to 
visit but it was well worth it. The pool was less than three feet on the shallow end and fourteen feet on the deep end. The interior was lined with aqua tiles three inches by four inches. I mention this because I have never seen a pool like this. The pool was constructed during the Saddam Hussein era. Remarkably, there was a female locker room original to the building.
visit but it was well worth it. The pool was less than three feet on the shallow end and fourteen feet on the deep end. The interior was lined with aqua tiles three inches by four inches. I mention this because I have never seen a pool like this. The pool was constructed during the Saddam Hussein era. Remarkably, there was a female locker room original to the building.
Sunday, May 24, 2009
Ultimate Duty Station: Iraq
Since my last post on the blog, I have been traveling to my destination and training in my new position. The training has occurred during the night shift, which is very disorienting. At the beginning of my shift, I greet folks with a "Good Morning" in the middle of the night. I will soon be transitioning to the day shift. I have discovered that a key advantage to the night shift is the darkness and cooler temperatures. Speaking to a day shift colleague at lunch, I asked him if he has gotten used to the midday 113 degree temperatures. "Does anyone get used to a cigarette burning your skin every day?" he responded.
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Standing by to stand by, continued
Richard is going to land in a few minutes and we will be touring the Carolina coast. We will be staying with the Captain at the Bed and Biscuit in Beaufort.
Sunday, May 3, 2009
Standing by to stand by
My Virginia visit with my mother last week included a visit to the Madison plantation (Montpelier), the Jefferson plantation (Monticello) and the Confederate States "White House" in Richmond, the home of Jefferson Davis. The best house tour was the White House of the Confederacy, pictured here. The tour guide was a historian who fielded all questions, from decor to history, with proficiency. The house was never owned by the Confederacy itself, but leased from the Commonwealth of Virginia. This house represents the reason for attacks on Richmond by the Union during the Civil War.
And so the lap of luxury continues. While I have been attending training, our group has had weekends free. My mother was kind enough to lend me her mountain bike so that I can explore this fine base in my free time. I need the exercise and the weather has been beautiful. I golfed 9 holes yesterday with a colleague and his folks. His dad was in the Air Force, so you know he was a superb golfer.
And so the lap of luxury continues. While I have been attending training, our group has had weekends free. My mother was kind enough to lend me her mountain bike so that I can explore this fine base in my free time. I need the exercise and the weather has been beautiful. I golfed 9 holes yesterday with a colleague and his folks. His dad was in the Air Force, so you know he was a superb golfer.
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