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Hey, Christine- I thought you might like this. I came across it at Bagrham AFB Afghanistan.

More India

Can't talk long I have to get the kids ready for school but the top picture was of one of the girls I wanted to bring home to do a study abroad program or something, nicest girl in the world. She is the tallest one next to the girl in the dress her name was Diya. The second one is of the local school kids singing their local songs for us. The third is of our proud build the best wall in the whole village made with American precision and quality will out last all other walls. Of course in the picture it is just getting started but we finished it in the end.

India Rocks

Tara is going to kill me for posting these pictures from India but she took so long to do it. The picture on top is the first time we really started bonding with some of the people there. I was walking back to the bus after a long hot day of work but I felt great because the habitat people brought a huge supply of real mango juice in these juice boxes for us at the work site. I must have drank half of them while the rest of the team of eight got the rest "very greedy". In the village there is a main street and on the side of it I saw five little girls playing a game involving four posts. I decided to be a little spontaneous and see if they would let me play too. Two of them ran into the house scared and the other three stayed and let me in on it. I was in the mush pot I think it would be called and I had to tag anyone who was not touching a post or get to an empty post then the odd person out was it. Pretty soon we had a line of kids wanting to play with the six three white foreign guy. Some of the younger more adventerous westerners joined in too after awhile. I think I was a hit after that because after that the kids would come up and say game? game? . I introduced fag tag but considering there were a couple of gay people in our group I renamed it buddy tag to be a little more considerate of peoples feelings than usual. They enjoyed buddy tag even more and so did the westerners.
The second picture is of me and Tara on the back of the burning hot bus after a scorching hot day of bricklaying. There are other pictures of us but this one was my favorite just because Tara got frustrated with me not looking just perfect after a day like that. I was just teasing her a bit. The third picture was on our second morning at the wilderness resort they had us at. After breakfast we had about 30 minutes to take a walk. We went down to this river and found some really awesome specimens of Quartz that we managed to smuggle back successfully. This particular resort had alot of interesting flora and fauna; iguanas, toads, eagle size fruit bats, rhinocerous beetles, poison dart frogs, enormous moths the size of my hand, geckos, cameleons, and a mango tree with a banyan tree attached and a certain kind of nut producing tree growing up above out of a crevice in the tree. I am going to post some more pictures of India even though Tara may get angry with me.

We are back

India was amazing. We have a tentative plan to return in two years. Next time we are taking the kids. We will post pictures shortly. I know no one reads this stupid blog but I just want to say to everyone that they need to consider India as a prime vacation spot. One location in particular is Goa. Goa kicks Hawaiis butt.

bandierantes

I have been reading about these guys known as the bandeirantes on various websites. I am trying to find information about them from online libraries. I have decided that I am going to become the foremost expert on this group of adventurers. They were men who explored the interior of Brazil before any other European. Don't quote me but I don't think they were working for the crown of Portugal when they went on these expeditions. From what I have gathered they would travel the vast unexplored deserts and rain forests in search of indian slaves and riches. They were usually unsuccessful in these efforts but a good number of these explorers found great riches. One expedition found golf ball size emeralds. Another found an indian village where the people were wearing more gold than clothing. The most famous of these explorers was Antonio Raposo Tavares. I don't remember off hand why he was the most famous but I assume it was because he was the most successful. Some expeditions brought back in excess of 3000 indian slaves. Later African slaves proved to be more productive because the indian slaves would just run away to the forests of the amazon or wherever they came from. When I get more information about specific expeditions I will include a more detailed account of these expeditions. These guys on one of their marches through Brazil traveled farther than Mao or the pioneers. Anyway not much happening here in Afghanistan. Just trying to pass the time.

Random thoughts and the past couple of days

The last three days I have been trying to kill off this growth around my hip region. My method that I thought would work is to go on the treadmill for 30 minutes to an hour a day at level 20 and try to burn just over a thousand calories. I did some reading on Wikipedia about strength training tonight. Why wikipedia? Because it seems to be a reliable source of information. These other sources seem to be fads. I found that doing what I am doing will burn muscle not fat this is bad for a man who is unhappy being not skinny but not sufficiently thick. I am working out hard and eating small servings. Apparently I need to increase my protein intake and that will in turn grow muscle and burn fat. I also noticed in just these three days my mood has stabilized. You know what people with depression need a kick in the arse to the freaking gym. I am serious I am feeling great, "no joke" whereas in Spain one hour I want to lock my hotel room door turn out the lights and hope that I can fall asleep in hopes that I will wake up in a better mood. And then an hour later get jittery and want to go see everything I can before I leave. Continuing with my last couple of days. I have a twelve hour shift in which I try to read, call family and watch a movie to help two hours fly by. Other than that I just make sure no durka durka mohamed jihad enters or comes near the building. Without a clearance of course. I have decided that my next shift I am going to do push ups sit ups and stretches maybe fool around with yoga or pilates when none of the guys are there of course. I would get so gaybled if I was caught doing yoga stuff. I kid you not every guy I know that does that stuff looks like I would like to look not gay of course just in a certain kind of shape toned and healthy and semi bulky. I woman touched my bare chest today. It cost eight dollars for a half hour of pain. I was so sore I did not let my self consciousness about my hair stop me. She massaged my back too. I went once before and felt really stupid because I was not sore and she was weak. Got to go times up.

Afghanistan

This is a little taste of where I am. That is a C-17 that I flew in on once my first time here. I prefer the C-130 it is slower. Those little houses have about six little rooms each that is what I get to stay in. By the way the C-130 crew always say winglets are for Pu#%^&$ refering to the little upturns at the end of the wings of a C-17. Very mountainous here. These look like spring pictures just after rain. The rest of the time picture not being able to see the mountains because of dust.


The plane with the propellers is a C-130 the mission bird as we call it. It is way more comfortable and it breaks down more so we get to stop more. Just wanted you all to see a plane for real men not just a plane with winglets.
The Humvee or Hummer is a common verhicle in these here parts complete with leather interior, bucket seats, surround sound stereo and built 50 caliber machine gun just perfect for rush hour traffic and your occasional case of road rage in Afghanistan of course dealing with the enemy.

favorite actress

Well my wife thinks I am into Lucy Liu but if you mix talent and looks I think Jennifer Connely is my pick. Some people don't take her serious because she was in Career Opportunities and Labryinth but look at the other movies she has done House of Sand and Fog, and A Beutiful Mind with russell Crowe. What do you think of the hair?

my favorite actor

The picture I added of Isaiah Ali and Kale was unintentional but still a good picture. Anyway right now this Viggo guy is my favorite actor mainly for cool points for being Aragorn in the Lord of the Rings series of movies but also for his wide range of movies. He almost always plays the tough guy but he does it very convincingly. For an actor who personally does not promote war he sure does promote it in his movies.

good links

RealClearPolitics
http://www.mittromney.com/
Tartelette recipes

biting off more than he can chew

Mitt Romney will bust a cap in these two. Another reason to vote for Mitt.

Washington Post

This newspaper did a very honest and balanced article on Mitt Romney today. I don't have a lot of hope for Romney but he is someone one should never count out. Romney will find a way in the end to make a really good showing. I trust the Washington Post to be more honest than the Boston Globe and even more than Real Clear Politics. I like Real Clear Politics for their poll average and their conservative credentials. I don't like them because they have given everyone else a fairer shake than Romney. They seem to worship McCain who I can not stand. Anyway Time Newsweek and a lot of the liberal media outlets bag on Romney that is a good thing in my book.

Turkey

These are some of the things I am missing out on while I am in Turkey. We are only here on base for 16 hours and it is very difficult to get off of base. Some guys that are stationed here showed me some pictures of a trip they took today and it looks totally different than what I expected. Turkey was a desert in my mind before coming here. Tomorrow I will be at my final destination. I don't like it here but there are some good things to see.

Hey guys here are some more pictures I thought weree cool.

This is where I am now. I didn't get to see the inside but this picture was on a picture sharing site. I don't know what to tell you about Spain just that it is different. It is no wonder there are hardly any fat Spaniards their food servings are so tiny it could not satisfy my childrens appetite. I can wait to get home to the land of two pounds of food per meal at good old granny annies. You got to hand it to the Spanish on the architechture side of things. This is some seriously intricate work and it was done hundereds of years ago without modern machinery.

decisive

"Mr Thompson are you going to join the race?" I have not decided whether to join the race. I might join the race but I am still not sure. If I do join I will join at the most opportune time but like I said I am not 100 percent certain if I will run or not.

Similar Q and A during hostage crisis.

President Thompson are you going to give into terrorist demands in order to free the hostages. I have not decided whether I should give into the demands of the terrorists. I might negotiate but I am still not sure. If I do negotiate it will be at the most opportune time but like I said I am not 100 percent certain I want to do anything.

Another Q and A during newsconference about nuclear bomb in US

President Thompson what are you going to do to stop the bomb the terrorist possess from being detonated on US soil. Well I am looking into it but we have not come to any conclusions. I think I will give it more time. I really need to think about whether I want to deal with this at this time. If I do decide to deal with this situation I will do a real good job after all I am a good conservative.

After nuclear strike by Iran on New York City

President Thompson are you going to declare war on Iran? Well I still need to deliberate with my wife and then talk to the actors guild about this. I am really not sure if I will ask congress to proceed with declaring war on Iran.

Speed Chess Loss to Master

Speed Chess Loss to Master

How do they do this? He really handed him his lunch didn't he. Talk about not much else to do. To get that good takes either a whole lot of time or a whole lot of freak of nature that is my conclusion.

GM Akobian playing speed chess

declaration

I Have really let my wife down so many times. I just want to tell everyone out there that I love her for sticking with me despite all my baggage. I want to tell everyone that she might not be the best mom out there to everyone else but to my kids she is the best mom and I won't say she is perfect but she loves our kids more than anyone else ever could and that is why I think she is the best for the job. Considering what my wife has been through in her life up until now I think she is doing great. She has managed to stay sane(barely) (kidding) despite being married to me. She talks a lot of sense into me most of the time I already know what she tells me but the fact that she is always closer to the mark and not playing around with silly ideas really keeps me feeling safe. For the record I love her I hope she doesn't give up on my miserable self. I am close to coming through it once and for all with the help of the Lord and some adoral things will get better.

soccer appreciation for americans.

I developed a strong interest in soccer during the 2006 world cup. I was at work and we watched it for language maintainance spanish being the language we watched it in. I have been thinking why americans might think that soccer is for girls. First, when in a fight who kicks? girls do. Second, the players all get hurt so easy pansies. Third, their uniforms are gay looking to us. I am sure there are many more reasons americans don't take to soccer like they do other sports.
Soccer is a low scoring sport whereas basketball and football are higher scoring. Harder hitting impact slam dunk, home run, grand slam, sack are all exciting events. Soccer however can go a whole 90 minutes with a goal.
What I learned about the redeeming qualities of soccer were that you wait so long for a goal that when it happens the feeling is more singular and makes for stronger more joyous celebration. I developed an appreciation for the footwork involved. To get past a defender without fouling him is a work of art and finesse. Soccer for the most part is a team sport and there is no way around it. Very little showboating unless the player is exceptional like ronaldinho then I feel it is justified to pass him the ball more often. I hope you enjoy the videos of Ronaldinho I found on you tube.

Ronaldinho

Magic

Ronaldinho Video Con Batucada

Ritmo de Batucada, Sziget 2006

Check out this drumming it is great. I think I enjoy it more than the drums of bands at the college football games. If you get into it you can almost get hypnotized and forget about your depressing job or life or all the other problems you create for yourself it is a great escape.

Zuco 103 - Futebol

Pedro Guerra y Chico Cesar: A primera vista

MPB- Forró- Chico Cesar e Bicho de Pé

Chico Cesar is awesome. I think he is interesting to feature because he came from poverty to become a great musician. His music has authenic appeal. He comes from the Nordeste and if I am not confusing him with someone else knows a lot of really interesting older regional folk music. This older music relies more on the voice and requires a truer talent than the modern processed pop crap we are fed on the radio. The old stuff was more to cater to friends and family and made to have a good time and made for reasons other than money. Of course Cesar has made money but who blames him considering where he came from. He enjoys his work and would do it even if there weren't money involved.

Chico César e Xangai cantam

America beware

MS 13 the most violent gang in the world has infiltrated our borders. This gang owes no allegiance to the United States. Illegal drugs flow freely over our border to the south. Destroying individuals, families and entire cities. Watch cops to see the effect of drugs on our inner cities. How many american lives have been lost to overdose, gang shootings, auto accidents involving drugs, homocide, and disease from third world countries. How many young american girls are raped each day by an illegal alien look it up it has to be a lot I hear a case on the news at least once a week. How many jobs are lost to citizens of this country because of jobs going over the border or illegals taking jobs here?

WHAT ONE THING CAN REDUCE ALL OF THESE THINGS DRAMATICALLY?

FIXING THE BORDER!!!!! OUR OWN POLITICIANS ARE WORKING AGAINST US!!!

Don't let the sun set on American greatness bring order and stability to the US by fixing the damn border.

Romney / Schrute 08

A TEAM OF ACTION

BOUND AND DETERMINED
TO OBLITERATE ALL ENEMIES!

Seriously, Mitt Romney is the best out there Dwight is cool too with his lightning fast reflexes, superior ninja skills and thirst for power. I can't see any of the other candidates with the exception of Huckabee bringing honor and DIGNITY to the office of the president of the United States of AMERICA. We as a country need that. How long has it been since we had a clean president? Reagan was clean and moral but the media did a pretty good hit job on him. Romney is someone that is close enough to perfect to go into history as being one of the greats. The best thing they can come up with is flip flopper, there is nothing more unfunny than a stolen line they can't even come up with anything original except him putting his dog on the top of the car. What the hell is up with that? Millions of farmers have their sheep dogs, cow dogs or whatever in the bed of their trucks out in the rural areas of this country and nobody has a problem with that. Romney should get an award for giving his dog the added saftey of a kennel in case of a crash. I also think that should send a message to animal rights activists that animals have no rights they are animals. I am willing to bet they are going to make a joke about Micheal Vick being Romenys running mate. Seriously though Vick needs the book thrown at him. (the phone book) My goodness there are common sense limits about what is right and wrong and this guy Vick doesn't have a clue.

There are a lot of firsts out there. The first woman (see Harry Potter Hogwarts alumni), the first black man, the first mormon, the first mafia boss, the first card carrying member of the actors guild a very anti american organization, oh yeah the first bought and paid for arizona senator ass slave of the mexican government. It makes me want to puke this morning Chiz Matthews and some other fat guy lauding McCain about his debate performance. McCain is crooked why else would he support amnesty why unless he was mexicos @&#$*. McCain needs to read the books US NATIONAL SOVREIGNTY for DUMMIES, NATIONAL DEFENSE 101, ORIGINAL WAYS TO SELL OUT by Paris Hilton. Straight talk express my ass this guy bothers me first and foremost because the liberal media loves him. That alone should worry conservatives. The media knows he is the candidate with the weakest support with his base so if he loses great they get a democrat in office. They also know if he wins they get the weakest republican candidate basically democrat light. McCain will keep on keepin on working with that delusional, corrupt, fat, decrepid, murdering senator from Massachusetts and compromise every bit of conservative progress we have made in the last who knows how long.

That's my pineapple I'm gonna get you sucka

This is warrior boy Isaiah with Ali at a waterfall in Hawaii fun trip. We had a great time there we stayed at the Hale Koa and got a great deal on a rental car. We rented a kayak chased a local sea turtle around the bay . I dove down to touch it while it was on the bottom resting. I touched its shell and it did not notice then I touched the fin and the darn thing almost bit me . When I first saw the thing I nearly fell off the kayak . Seeing those dark black eyes staring at me made me think shark for a split second. We saw the Hawaii temple and visited the site of an old Hawaiian tribal battle. This site is rumored to be haunted. We stopped at the Dole plantation that was cool they had mango pancake mix. They had dried pinapple granola delicious place to visit if you get the chance. We hiked a jungle trail and got some of the best pictures of the kids ever.

Hungry Bear pizza

This is the best pizza place ever. They have a buffet. You can see your kids at all times in this building and there are lots of kids things to keep them busy whilst you proceed to pig out. All for the just around five a person. I love Dino he said his gay brother Barney has aids and probably won't last the year.

first blog experience

I don't know quite what to write about. Here is something Mitt Romney would so win if he had Dwight Schrute as his VP. Why because of Dwight's superior ninja skills. Dwight could get video of Hillary in bed with another woman, probably Barbara Boxer. Anyone else would instantly be killed by Hillarys hit men/women(PC), wait hit women/men(more PC) if they tried to dig up dirt on Hillary. Afghanistan man I still don't know how to spell that and I have been there twice already. This time around I will get more pictures even though they don't let you off base so there is not anything very interesting.