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Greetings from Iraq 12 March 08(zulu+3)(293 words)...
Hello everyone!
I have arrived safely in the combat zone! (oxymoron?) I have been hard at work and already gotten a lot better at the launch and recovery process from constant practice. The upside to UAV ops is that you can predict and schedule operations better, since missions that go longer don't prevent a crew from going home to crew rest, since the plane can be landed by someone else. The downside is, it means you can fly your crews 12 hours a day, every day, and we have been. The squadron here is pretty small here, since all the mission work is done from the states, so I am getting to know the folks here pretty well.
The location here isn't too bad. The chow hall is outstanding, tied for the best chow hall from my entire career. The flying is challenging and fun so far, and there's decent amount to do with our (scant) free time.
On my way over, I was able to briefly meet up with Amy x while stopping in Germany. I also got to hang out with Amanda x when stopping at the Deid, the 40th's rote was over and they are now safely at home. (Interesting note, I deployed the same time as the 39th...I can't get away!) So far here, I have tracked down Scott x, and run into Frank x and Jeff x, all still in the Herc world.
I have been blogging quite a bit, please see the address below. I also included a link to my SIPR blog, for those with the means. I'm out of time for this letter, so I'll send this and write more later.
If you would like a postcard, please send me an address!
fair winds,
d
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A Florida couple, both well into their 80s, go to a sex therapist's office.
The doctor asks, 'What can I do for you?'
The man says, 'Will you watch us have sexual intercourse?'
The doctor raises both eyebrows, but he is so amazed that such an elderly couple is asking for sexual advice that he agrees. When the couple finishes, the doctor says, 'There's absolutely nothing wrong with the way you have intercourse.' He thanks them for coming, he wishes them
good luck, he charges them $50 and he says good bye.
The next week, the couple returns and asks the sex therapist to watch again. The sex therapist is a bit puzzled, but agrees. This happens several weeks in a row. The couple makes an appointment, has intercourse with no problems, pays the doctor, then leave.
Finally, after 3 months of this routine, the doctor says, 'I'm sorry, but I have to ask. Just what are you trying to find out?' The man says, 'We're not trying to find out anything. She's married and we can't go to her house. I'm married and we can't go to my house. The Holiday Inn
charges $98. The Hilton charges $139. We do it here for $50, and I get $43 back from Medicare.
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