I Got A New Jacket

Hidey Ho There Neighbors

Glad to have you back to read my little BLOG I have here. Now go ahead and sit back, have a sip of your coffee or beer (depending on what time of day of course), and soak in the silky smooth styling’s of..............SGT Zirbes and his new lamb skin jacket.

It is so buttery smooth and soft and it is custom tailored to my fitting, thanks for asking. I love it so much that I am wearing right now as I type this because I know I'll have to send it home to wear in the fall and I don't want to take it off.

You see, there is a leather shop here on post and I just happened to stop in one day to smell the leather (Don't all of you just love that smell). After talking to the salesman/tailor he brought me in back to show me a new shipment of lambs skin he got in. Once I laid my hands on that leather, I was hooked. When I told Sarah that I wanted to have a jacket made, I think she thought I was crazy. You see, you have to have a little background on this. I have a jacket fetish. I love jackets like my wife likes shoes. I have all types of jackets for all occasions, except for dress casual. My long leather jacket is too dressy and my journeyman leather jacket is too casual so when I saw this style, I knew that I had to have it. Now you can see the finished product. Doesn't it look nice? Just imagine me with a button down shirt on and without the mustache (4 more days and it is out of here). I can't wait to wear it next fall back home. By the way, the guy next to me is Gabe. He bought a jacket also made out of camel hide. He rides motorcycles and wanted a nice leather jacket to go riding in and he fell in love with that one. His is a nice jacket also but, I like mine just a little more. So I'll wear it tonight during poker and then into a box to send home to wait for me. Take good care of it while I'm gone honey.

Otherwise, life here is going ok. It rained here again today, so that sucks. earlier in the week we had a dust storm that was not so good. I will put a picture or two down below so that you can see how orange the sky got during the dust storm. It was so thick that it was hard to breath during it. I guess that there are more of them to come this spring. I'm so looking forward to that.......lol. Other than that I'm just "Keeping it real", as one of the guys in my shop says. Not quite sure what that is supposed to mean but I guess I’m keeping it as real as it gets here in Iraq.

That’s all for now. I hope you all enjoyed the entry this week. If you do have any complaints about what you have just read, you can call the BLOG hotline at 1-800-THISBLOGSUCKS and report me. I do try my best, but if you feel you have to call, please be kind in your ripping on me. I'm sensitive you know. I cry easy and I don’t want to get my new jacket wet.

Take care and I'll have more for you next week

Dan

At The Y.M.C.A.

Let's Disco Everybody!!!!!

I have found my calling, the 7th member of the Village People -Army Man! One of the other things this mustache is good for.......joining a 70's disco band. I couldn't resist taking this picture. I was helping hang blades on an aircraft and somebody started singing Y.M.C.A. because all of us had mustaches and hard hats on. It was too funny. So, the next time you hear that song at a wedding or karaoke night, think of me in this picture. I live the song.........Young man, Are you listening to me I said, young man, what did you want to be............In the A.R.M.Y.

Otherwise, things here are going OK. It rained again about 4 days ago. This time it is almost dry in 4 days because the ground is not as frozen so it has some place to go. I'll put a picture of the "Walk to the bathroom" in the rain. It is definitely an adventure. Also, I have been working out more and I have found a new device to hate. It is the elliptical machine!!!! This machine needs to go back to hell where it came from. My calves are so sore that it hurts to walk. People tell me that it gets better, but it hasn't. But I keep doing it because I want to look good for Sarah when I come back home. So Sarah, this is all your fault.......JK.....Love You......XOXOXO.

That's it for now. Have a good week and I'll talk to you all later.

Dan

Mustache February

Hello All,

Yes it's me, your 3rd grade gym teacher. Now don't tell me that if I put on the "Tight" shorts and tube socks with the stripes on the top I don't look like your gym teacher? Or maybe if I had a mullet and a "Wife Beater" tank on with my molester mustache, I'd go back in time to 1985 and have a S-10 truck and dice hanging from the mirror. That’s right, you guessed it, It's MUSTACHE FEBRUARY!!!!!! Everyone in my platoon and most of the rest of the company are growing them for the month. I tell you, we all look so bad. If you know me at all, you know I don't do facial hair because I know how bad I look with it. In the team spirit of things, I'm doing it. Some of the guys can grow one in less than a week, it took me about 10 days to get to this. It is in the itchy phase now so I can't keep my fingers off of it right now. It itches so badly!!!! By the end of the month we are going to get everyone together and take a picture. I'm going to let it get so bushy that it will tickle my nose by the end of the month. Then I can shave it off and be done with it forever (I know that will make you happy Sarah). Till then I will update you on the growth process every week as well as pictures. Remember, it is only for one month so you only have to see a few pictures this way.......LOL!!!

In other news, the weather is starting to warm up again. It is in the 70's for highs and it will only get hotter. At least the rainy season is almost over because at least the heat doesn't create mud. Also it means that I'm that much closer to coming home. Work is the same and as every Monday night, it’s poker night. Tonight’s theme is "Love Your Stud" stud poker tourney. With Valentine’s Day fast approaching we thought we would celebrate early. Now I hope all of you guys out there remembered to get the woman in your life a nice Valentines gift. Now that doesn't leave you ladies off the hook, guys like things also. Just not flowers, Chocolate will do and also your company to help eat it. With Sarah, it will be via the web cam with coffee and the Reeses that she sent me. It's not the same as being there but, it will have to do for this year. I'll make it up to you on our anniversary, Sarah.

That’s it for this week!!!! Be sure to tune in next week when we will see our hero's mustache grow to infinite proportions. It will be the mustache that takes over Iraq!!!!!!!

See Ya!

Dan

My Transportation

Hello everybody,

I hope everyone had a good Groundhogs Day and enjoyed watching the Super Bowl Last Night. What a game!! It was on at 2 in the morning here, so I didn't get to bed till 6:30 in the morning but, it was worth it. One thing I did miss is the commercials. AFN is a non-profit so they couldn't play the commercials during the game. I asked Sarah, who asked Robin to record them for me and then send me the DVD. I can't wait till I get to see them. I know, I know, I can see them online but, my connection is kinda slow so watching video online is like watching paint dry. You see a couple of seconds and then it has to load more, then a couple of more seconds......It's just annoying. So on that note I just have to say........GO GIANTS!!!!!!!!

Now I know that a lot of you have fancy vehicles and you are proud of them. Well, so am I of mine. Sarah wanted to see my bike that I ride everyday to and from work. You see, I have "Tricked" it out and added some fun things to make it me. First off, I added a basket in the front to be able to carry things to and from work like the great care packages you all send me. I could have stopped there, but I continued on. Next came the tassels on my handle bars. Stan and I were walking thru the PX and saw them calling to us to buy them and add them to our bikes. Mine are purple and pink with purple stars on the handle area.........CLASSY!!! Now I know you are thinking, what else could he do to this awesome bike? I added a bell and some lights to the spokes of the tires that light up when you ride! Now everyone knows who is riding down the flight line. You can see my bike from far far away. Now, I'm going to put it back on all of you. If you feel that my bike needs more "Fun" stuff added to it, send it to me and I will continue to make my bike the coolest bike in town. You see, the reason I started to do things like this to it was to add some humor into the doldrums of day-to-day life around here. I get all sorts of looks and comments, and I love it. When I go by the guard shack, most of them yell out "Nice Tassels". You can’t pay enough for that kind of publicity. Anywho........help me make my bike so cool that I just might have to bring it back with me and tour the twin cities with it.

That’s it for now. Again, I can't thank you all enough for your support, letters, and care packages. Like the one I received from Debbie Vogt yesterday filled with the best beef jerky any of us have had. It is from Big John's Beef Jerky and it is quite tasty......Thank you Debbie. Take care everyone and I'll talk back at you next week.

Dan