So I have been meaning to start this blog for a few days, but I procrastinate often. Better late than never? I guess we'll see...
I flew into Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan - the heart of "Taliban country" - on September 11, 2010. A few years ago I was in a briefing with then-MG John Custer III. He talked about a past deployment and how he kept all his notebooks from that deployment, telling us he wrote something every day and encouraging all of us to do the same. So I am going to give it a try.
I am in the military - but this won't be a strictly military-themed blog. I titled this blog random thoughts because I don't intend to have a theme. I just want to write about whatever comes to mind each day - commenting about an article I find interesting, venting my feelings, sharing a rare brilliant idea - whatever random-ness that emerges.
I will try to post pictures often, though I don't know how interesting they will be given my current location and circumstances. I live in a small room in a slightly larger building with six similar rooms and a community bathroom. That building is one among a hundred or so similar metal builidings that make up the mod housing area at KAF. It's not bad - I have electricity, A/C, and obviously internet access.
I will do my best to stick to daily posts and look forward to comments from anyone who sticks with me through the journal journey...