Discipline

Twitter and texting have helped make me a better writer by forcing me to take out all but the essentials. (OPR writing too, for those in the AF.)

Also, got my orders today, quite late for a PCS.

Greetings from Las Vegas 12 Aug 09...(264 words)

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All,
For those of you who follow these emails, I apologise for have gone so long without writing. As I recall, it has been about 18 months since my last letter. Part of the reason for this is that I have starting writing a blog, which is a much easier way of pushing information out to folks. The link can be found down below.

Since then, I have gone and come back from Iraq. I arrived back in Vegas and was given the job of flight commander in my squadron, which meant that I was supervising about 15 people. Due to the current ops tempo in the RPA world, most pilots in the squadron fly every day they are at work, flight commanders included. The combination of flying and supervisory duties kept me quite busy.

Also due to the heavy ops tempo, the Air Force has set up a new training base in New Mexico to create new RPA pilots, and they needed people to work there. I didn't really want to go, but unfortunately the guy in line ahead of me has a pregnant wife and the AF isn't allowed to PCS you within a certain time of a due date, so the job came to me. I'll be moving later this month.

I would have liked to go into more detail, but I'm afraid it would had delayed sending this, and I didn't want to wait any longer. I still plan on writing every so often, but for the latest news on me, visit my blog at the link below.

Fair winds,
d

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The things people throw away...

I was taking out the garbage, and by the dumpsters of my apartment, I found a folding bed frame, two queen sized mattresses and a box spring. If I had the time, I could probably run a small business off the stuff people throw away at my apartment alone. I find furniture down there all the time.

I cooked tonight, probably for the last time here.