Here's a couple of shots of me getting my medal last week.
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Hey, they even gave me a medal....
Hi all,
Here's a couple of shots of me getting my medal last week.
Here's a couple of shots of me getting my medal last week.
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Finally, A New Post!!!
Hi everyone,
Sorry that it has been so long since I last posted. No real excuse other than being lazy!!! Things are going well - work has been busy, but not too crazy. Only 26 days left!!
I've been keeping up with my workouts and feel pretty good. I broke to 200lbs barrier a couple of days ago - yay!! I don't think I've been this light for 10 years. Did a 1/2 marathon on the rowing machine this morning (that's 21km or 13 miles) and will run one on 7 Nov here at KAF. The guys are bugging me that Kim won't recognize me when I get back!!
Got a bunch of packages in the mail from Kim - lots of coffee and treats. I also got my birthday present - a Star Wars Force Trainer. It's pretty cool - there's a headband that reads your brain waves and, if you concentrate hard enough, transmits a signal to a little apparatus that turns on a fan an "levitates" a ball. Look it up on the internet to see it in action. Very funny!!!
Here's a picture for you:
This is what we call a "Jingle Truck". The local drivers like to decorate their vehicles, so we see a lot of these on the roads. Maybe I'll do Kim's Volvo up like this...
Take it easy.
Sorry that it has been so long since I last posted. No real excuse other than being lazy!!! Things are going well - work has been busy, but not too crazy. Only 26 days left!!
I've been keeping up with my workouts and feel pretty good. I broke to 200lbs barrier a couple of days ago - yay!! I don't think I've been this light for 10 years. Did a 1/2 marathon on the rowing machine this morning (that's 21km or 13 miles) and will run one on 7 Nov here at KAF. The guys are bugging me that Kim won't recognize me when I get back!!
Got a bunch of packages in the mail from Kim - lots of coffee and treats. I also got my birthday present - a Star Wars Force Trainer. It's pretty cool - there's a headband that reads your brain waves and, if you concentrate hard enough, transmits a signal to a little apparatus that turns on a fan an "levitates" a ball. Look it up on the internet to see it in action. Very funny!!!
Here's a picture for you:
This is what we call a "Jingle Truck". The local drivers like to decorate their vehicles, so we see a lot of these on the roads. Maybe I'll do Kim's Volvo up like this...
Take it easy.
Friday, October 16, 2009
More Pictures - Bazaar!!
OK - to clear up any worry, the bazaar is actually held here at KAF - I'm not trooping around downtown Kandahar looking at knick-knacks!!
Thursday, October 8, 2009
Sunday, October 4, 2009
Saturday, October 3, 2009
Saturday 3 October 2009
Hi everyone,
Well, I am over the hump!! 1 Oct was the middle day of my tour over here, so everything is downhill from now on! Things are starting to cool down a bit more - high of 36C today, low of 22C. I am going to be so cold when I get back to Ottawa, it isn't going to be funny...
Vance & I went to the KAF Bazaar today. Every Saturday there is a market (kind of like the old Stittsville Market) where a bunch of locals set up stands and sell stuff. There are a whole whack of carpets and jewellery and pirated DVDs, among other things. I will put up a few photos over the next few days to show you what it's like. Vance bought a carpet for his brother and I scoped out some stuff to bring home (maybe) - I really don't need knick-knacks, but there are a few nice gifty things.
Thanks to everyone for the birthday packages. I got one from Mom & one from Wade and the crew - thanks Kayla, Nolan and Carson for the cool $1 store stuff!! The candies went pretty fast, I have to say.
I'm running the US Army 10 Miler tomorrow - that's 16km for you metric types. It starts at 0530 in the morning and I expect it will take somewhere around 1 1/2 hours to finish. Good thing it's early or else the sun would probably melt me. There are over 600 people running, so there will be lots of company. I feel like I'm in pretty good shape - down 20lbs as of today!!
Overall, things are going pretty well. I am well-established in a routine and I am feeling pretty good. Now that the end is near, it should be a relatively easy ride.
Anyway, got to go.
Well, I am over the hump!! 1 Oct was the middle day of my tour over here, so everything is downhill from now on! Things are starting to cool down a bit more - high of 36C today, low of 22C. I am going to be so cold when I get back to Ottawa, it isn't going to be funny...
Vance & I went to the KAF Bazaar today. Every Saturday there is a market (kind of like the old Stittsville Market) where a bunch of locals set up stands and sell stuff. There are a whole whack of carpets and jewellery and pirated DVDs, among other things. I will put up a few photos over the next few days to show you what it's like. Vance bought a carpet for his brother and I scoped out some stuff to bring home (maybe) - I really don't need knick-knacks, but there are a few nice gifty things.
Thanks to everyone for the birthday packages. I got one from Mom & one from Wade and the crew - thanks Kayla, Nolan and Carson for the cool $1 store stuff!! The candies went pretty fast, I have to say.
I'm running the US Army 10 Miler tomorrow - that's 16km for you metric types. It starts at 0530 in the morning and I expect it will take somewhere around 1 1/2 hours to finish. Good thing it's early or else the sun would probably melt me. There are over 600 people running, so there will be lots of company. I feel like I'm in pretty good shape - down 20lbs as of today!!
Overall, things are going pretty well. I am well-established in a routine and I am feeling pretty good. Now that the end is near, it should be a relatively easy ride.
Anyway, got to go.
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