No, I haven’t killed anyone today. I do, however, have the distinction of being my directorate’s worst putter. We had an afternoon of cooking out (burgers and dogs) and indoor putt putt golf today, and I racked up the highest score. (If I could only somehow reverse my golf and … Continue reading →
Playing with the Northern Coders Theme–straight out of the box, it seems to work well. Not sure what’s up with me, but several people commented that I looked more ticked off than usual today (I have a tendency to look as if I’m about to kill someone–I’m not, but nobody … Continue reading →
I have an assignment notification, my section commander has signed it, and next week, I’ll have the official assignment briefing where I either accept or decline the assignment. For the record, I see no reason not to accept this assignment. I’ve known about it unofficially for a month. Things can … Continue reading →
I used the term “Chemical Warfare Training” yesterday, but the more correct term would have been “NBC Training.” NBC stands for “Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical.” Some of the fascinating things we learned were the four types of nuclear detonation and what to expect from each type, the types of biological … Continue reading →
It’s that time of year again. I was due for this annual training requirement, which I somehow only had to complete twice in twenty-three years before I arrived at this base (once before my remote assignment to Iceland in 1987 and again before my deployment to Kuwait in late 2000). … Continue reading →
Within hours this morning, my computer techs had delivered a rebuilt machine to my cubicle. Meanwhile, I’d found more files I needed to save off to the USB hard drive, AND I was trying to continue to work. This weekend was the time for the annual, “Eek! We have no … Continue reading →
In October 2002, I was issued a brand, spanking new Dell laptop. Nice machine. Been working great, but I’ve noticed problems with this model–overheating, keyboards and screens dying, and hard drives toasting. Mine? Had the keyboard replaced last summer (learned to be proactive when a colleague couldn’t type his NATO … Continue reading →