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Everyone who has met my mother knows she loves lists and calendars. Back before Facebook made it possible to invite everyone to Thanksgiving, mom had a physical calendar with her own organization system. Gold stars were for days off, Silver for paydays, Green for nail appointments; you get the idea. ~With the advent of the Google Calendar, it has been a slow transition to a digital world.

I inherited her affinity to lists and calendars.

I didn't realize how useful calendar and lists are until I started real life. Most days were a carbon copy of the last (school 5 days a week turned into work 5 days a week). Now I have appointments to handle and people to meet at specific times, thing to carry around and notes to write down Oi Ve! I need organization!

In leu of this revelation, I have a list of things to do when I am home. (I will censor it for the sake of my wife)

1.  Kiss my wife
2.  Meet my 5 month old daughter
3.  Shower and Shave
4.  Eat sushi
5.  Eat food
6.  Nap
7.  Movies!!
8.  Extended Family time
9.  Find a Job
10. Enroll in College


 

Rough Day

You know those times when you needed to knock on wood, and you obviously didn't? That was yesterday. I remember telling my wife that I had nothing to blog about, I should've said knock on wood.

I knew I was heading downtown today so I went to withdraw money from the ATM. I went through all the poorly worded choices, entered my amount, and a receipt popped out. The ATM went to home screen. I looked at the receipt and there was a denial code stating to pickup card. Its late and the banks here. Are not open, so I call MY bank. When I get the woman from the bank I explain my troubles and she tells me that some punk British hacker tried to buy the newest dubstep from Napster with my account. (my words not hers). So the cards shut off and will be destroyed, meanwhile I'm stuck with my on post money card. Which is not the worse thing ever, but when you need something like lunch downtown, you are out of luck. How did I survive? Lots of I owe yous. Much loves from here.

Its been awhile

Its been awhile, and I am haaving a hard time writing anything that does not sound incredibley stupid. I read my wife's blog all the time, and she kicks butt in the writing department. She makes it seem so easy too! Like, just put words down on the screen and BAM! you have a great composition. I on the other hand, struggle without using pictures to illustrate.

Many people know how a soldier looks. If you are by the University of Utah near lunch time, you may see a  few dressed in there tan boots and there matching pants and shirts. There are a few common practices in the ACU uniform that most are not aware of.

Thank you Mr. Joe Snuffy for modeling the uniform for me

A. Carry a memo pad here, just in case your OIC/NCOIC starts rattling off random to do lists
B. Quick reach to your Challenge coin, for when your buddies want a drink.
C. This one is the awkward one, you know in the WWII movies when someone is dying and the give their best friend a letter to give to his wife. Place that letter in this pocket, along with your personals (wallet)
D. Pens. Three of them, if you have to read and correct memos you better have a red pen, all others have a black pen.
E. Your Secret badges clipped here when not in use.
F. Your Safety reflective belt is rolled up here, for easy access when you are walking around base after dark.