German Fun

Went out for dinner at a little pub in Sembach, Germany tonight. Had a great steak and some Dunkel (dark German beer) finished with some pear schnapps...on the house.  Going to Heidelberg to see a castle and other historic sites tomorrow.

November Rain [in March?]

Still stuck in Kandahr waiting for a flight to Qatar...oh how lovely to be dealing with this for the past 5 days:

Just a reminder of why I love Southern California so much!

One Last Gift to Me From Kabul

So Afghanistan decided to send me out with style!  This is what I awoke to this morning:

It's hard to see, but there's actually snow still falling as I head in to work.  I can't wait to see the sunshine of Southern California.  Thirteen days til SoCal!

The End [is Near]

My last night at New Kabul Compound.  I commence the trip home tomorrow.  Waking up today to see the following on my desktop was simply f$#@'ng awesome!

700 Club

No, I don't mean the Pat Robertson show on Sundays.  Rather, I reached 700 miles of running since last June.  While I had hoped to hit 1000 miles during my time in Afghanistan, those hopes were dashed with the Holidays and my trip to Australia and some injuries (ankle, back, and others) along the way.  Regardless, I have now gone through three pairs of running shoes.  Looking forward to buying my next pair in three weeks when I land in San Diego!