Hello USA – Yet another beautiful day in Iraq – Man there is a spooky picture – This was found on a base – Don’t know which one but its spooky – That would be an IED – Looks as if they hadn’t wired it yet though – Musta got scared away – Man talk about a Kaboom – All is good this 2nd day into the year – I am fighting myself on taking my R$R in April – My contract is up in May the 12th – Its such a journey yall wouldn’t imagine flying for a day and a 1/2 – I do and will make it to see Alina and her Teri then for sure and might be able to make it to some more of my xanga familly – I plan a 10 day adventure on my bike then – April showers will bring the May flowers and make such a pretty cruise – I might just take 7 days and go to Dubai and lounge around the persian gulf watching = Well never mind – Too much information – So is everybody back into the swing yet? – I never was able to get out of it but all is well in Iraq – Like I always say and mean – ALWAYS- HOLD THOSE HEADS HIGH AND GOD BLESS ALL– JOHN

Hello USA – Yes its Jan 1 and all is crisp and beautiful over here in Iraq – Gota wait till daylight to snap a picture -But hello to my night owls -= Well I sure hope all had a safe night – Guess I will here on the news tonight if people burn’t the rest of Texas and Oklahoma up with fireworks or not – They finally put my name on the bragging board – Yes it does say tool room (Might have to click on picture to see it better,once it pops up on the bottom right click on the enlarger then move the picture with your arrow dealies on the screen )- But that doesn’t mean much till its on my timesheet and I am not sure if they will be able to do it fast enough to keep me – We will just have to see – 5 Months is all they have to come up with a way to keep me – More money is one of them – We had incoming early this morning and so far thats been it – Well I have alot more to do so hope everybody fills spunky as I do and welcomes the new yr in with a clear head -= Man they hit the Fillipino’s camp yesterday -( THE AIR FORCE COPS) Not fair but they took all their cd players and x-box’s etc. – They ought to strike as far as I am concerned – They are allowed to buy the stuff from the px = So why take it? – Oh yes they found alot of drugs and alcohol along with a pistol and field radio of the army’s – Maybey thats why but just not fair to the innocent ones- Another Iraqi baby being helped with that bad disease on his back being helped by the good ole US of A- I pray he comes out ok -Along with my other friends having troubles  - Don’t forget to start the new year off right and always HOLD THOSE HEADS HIGH AND GOD BLESS ALL — JOHN

Hello USA – Yet another beautiful day in Iraq – Last day of the year – What a great year it has been for me – God has blessed me in many ways – Being re-baptised, having such an awesome familly that helps me get things done on the other side of the world and support me in any way they can,My youngest turning 3 enables me to get them anytime I want, I have established the bestest xanga familly in the world, I have gone through some tough times but between both my famillies I have survived – From the bottom of my heart I thank all that have contributed to my 2005 – Only God knows what is in store for 2006 – Hopefully it will be as good if not better- May marks my second year and I am still waiting to find out if I am going for 3 or not – I wish everybody a prosperouse and Happy New Year – May all your resolutions come true and the grass gets greener – Mine is no different than what I pray for everynight and that is to become a better father and christian. I am allready working on both – I have writers block because of 3 young ladies that have different problems and I pray eveynight their problems vanish – Yall know who you are – Of coarse all my famillies are always in my prayers also – Have a very safe time tonight – If you drink don’t drive – If you don’t watch for the dummies that are – Thanks for making my 2005 a great year – And don’t forget to always HOLD THOSE HEADS HIGH AND GOD BLESS ALL — JOHN

Hello USA – Heck yes another beautiful day in Iraq – Man right at quitting time the last 2 days we have had incoming – yesterday it actually shook my desk – Yea now thats what I am talking about – Better than coffee thats for sure – No one was hurt but one Fillipino was in shock and couldn’t talk until this morning and he is just fine today-Just a little shaken- - Went to get my hepatitus b shots yesterday and they were doing hooch searches with dogs – Looking for drugs,alcohol and porn – Man as I was walking in the clinic a dog went plumb ballistic – Sure he found drugs or alcohol – What dummies – Give up this lifestyle for a little high – Not worth 30000 for me with 5 months left to make 2 yrs- and thats for sure – Heck might cost me more with taxes etc. – But nothing for me to worry about – I even left all my drawers unlocked – Most people lock them up – They  can not unlock anything unless of coarse a dog goes crazy -= But its really heart warming to know us Americans are helping the Iraqi’s – The 4 heart patients are doing fine — Well guess I lied – I don’t like doing that but I said I would not buy my x another camera – With all my brothers time and effort he spent – The camera stoped working again – Guess that little wash job got to it – So I requested for him to go get her another – I really didn’t fib because the camera is actually for me – Because she can send me updated pictures of the girls – BIG PRAYERS OUT TO CYNDEL AND ANGEL - I PRAY YALLS TROUBLES DISAPEAR SO YALL CAN CONTINUE TO SPROUT INTO YOUNG PRETTY LADIES — Hope all have a great day and always HOLD THOSE HEADS HIGH AND GOD BLESS ALL – JOHN

Hello USA – Yet another cool crisp morning in Iraq — Just a little personal but myself prefure ladies and or girls to be natural – Black hair is fine,brunets are fine, red heads are fine,blondes are fine ,so why change it? – Same as makeup – I myself prefur to smell the aroma of freshley washed and dried hair on a lady and or girl -Not the smell or 1/2 an inch of make up- This is a fine example of why I prefure them natural - Yes my daughters played make up – Thye did have permission and were supervised but they wanted to look pretty for their daddy – My brother went and taught my x how to send me pictures and first glimpse of them he thought they had been beaten – But I wouldn’t care if they had 3 eyeballs they are still daddy’s beautiful little angels – Gosh I will call them and tell them how pretty they were in makeup – (please forgive me God for this little white lie) – At least Sheila has a little smile on – Betty Ann musta realized she over did it a little -Thats not her usual big ole smile — I realize everybody watching the news is freaking so I just wantd to let yall know we were hit once yesterday and it has really decreased since I have been here – They (the bad guys)have allmost realized to leave us alone – The trucks and convoys are the ones hitting the IED’S and causing fatalities – Also the men and women in uniform going from city to city gettting rid of the terroist for the Iraqi’s can keep the city safe – So no matter what you hear – It is getting better — Thats so cool about the 4 Iraqi kids taken to New York and had heart operations – They all had life threatening problems and all 4 are doing marvelouse – They will be going home soon – Man what a job the USA is doing for this country – Sure makes me proud being an American – I am part of this – But honestly compared to the people in Uniform I am a very small part of this – Yes its a war zone,yes I miss my daughters,familly,racing,fishing ,nature and yes I have seen stuff I wished I hadn’t – But I fill really thankful I can be over here helping our Uniformed men and women for they can concentrate on fighting and not a running toilet or a building they are needing etc. I thank my brother and God for giving me this opportunity to help- I have received 3 coins and that makes me fill like a King – No they don’t just give them away – Even the troops in 2 of the batalions that give me a coin have never received one – They are earned and a very big thank you – Also if it were not for me being her – I would have not been on xanga and my gosh at what I would be missing out on – I have the greatest chain on xanga and would like to thank all the links that make it complete – Hope all has a safe Holliday season and don’t forget to allways – HOLD THOSE HEADS HIGH AND GOD BLESS ALL!!

Hello USA – Yet another clear crisp(cold) day in Iraq – No ice but man it feels like there should be- Yes i got up at 3 am yesterday morning and went and called my 2 little angels -Here they are tearing into presents at Becky’s house – They were really excited to talk with me – They seemed happy on all they got and bubba is taking their shirts(my dad is in Iraq) and the flags with certificates I  had flown for them – I never could go back to sleep so I watched some movies then did my floors – I watched some John Travolta movies – Numbers is a good one and pretty suspensfull – My gosh at the truckers (turkish) – I had went for dinner night before last and changed my mind – The lines was worse than the phone lines – It wasn’t so bad at 3am yesterday morning  though – No waiting or nobody inforcing the 15 minute rule either – I have some more searching to do to fix this place up- Bends and containers to hold the little stuff we have – Other than that I am going to go to property and get a modification form to get some hooks for it will be easy to strap things down on my truck – I am not sure if I will make it to all comments but thanks everybody for the support – I appreciate each and every one of yall – Thats why I say and mean HOLD THOSE HEADS HIGH AND GOD BLESS ALL – JOHN

Hello USA – Oh the day after – Man relaxing and playing with all the new gadgets and toys -Having left overs for days -Yuk at the dressing they served at the truckers cafe last night but the ham was great- I did some playing myself and all thats left is the back seat area – Bumper,plastic and all the rubber  all armoralled Sure can tell it apart from the other 3 on the base – Soon as I finish this I am going to go finish the back seat area – - Hopefully the phones will not be too crowded to call my girls – It was ridiculous yesterday but there are a whole lot of military and civilians all wanting to call home – I even checked at 3 am this morning and they were still packed – 2 hr wait so I would have missed my ride – They give you 15 minutes at the mwr’s and unlimited at the caling centers – Kind of a peaceful day today – I shot all the shop superintendants an e-mail asking what they would like me to carry and no one has replied – Oh well less on me – I did place the order I had already had ready – All the blades and accesories to go with all the tools I have – My gosh its like 2000 items under my name now – Cool – Every one is accounted for etc. – Next is New yrs day – I am not sure but if I can I am taking tomorrow off as an Holliday- Didn’t want to get up this morning – I was fishing when the alarm went off – All be safe during the New Years parties and watch out for those drunks on the roads – All have a great time celebrating and I will catch up later – It was quiet all except for 1 red yesterday morning – Thought it was going to be a re-peat of last christmas and we had a bunch come in – Mortars that is – Can’t stand a dirty truck so headed to do the backseat area – HOLD THOSE HEADS HIGH AND GOD BLESS ALL — JOHN

Merry Christmas USA – Step away from the computer and go celebrate – My daughters bonding with Becky making daddy some cookies to send me – Been cleaning my new truck for 3 hrs and was busy this morning getting supplies– Wasn’t going to post but beings xanga is like a drug – I am sure someone will read this – Hope all has a great day and no gripping allowed – I have bit my tongue twice today already because its not a day for gripers – So get back in there and bond with the familly and tell Jesus Happy Birthday – Still had to say  HOLD THOSE HEADS UP AND GOD BLESS ALL!!-

Hello USA – Yet another beautiful crisp morning in Iraq – People tend to over look the importance of that piece of furniture – I would call it the bonding table – Too many people nowadays fix them a plate and go get in front of that thing called tv- I remember as a kid we always sat at the table and talked ,made memories and of coarse had our differences – But without knowing each others differences- You don’t really know the person – Yes Tomorrow is Christmas Day and I wish a Merry Christmas to all – Many people will shovel off their table to have their 3rd meal of the yr on it – Thats just not right – I don’t care if its a cable spool with 5 gallon buckets – Sitting down as familly and or friends is some prime bonding time – How many people have sprayed their drink on the table from laughing and sharing precious memories? – I hope alot – I simply can’t wait till this crap is over and I have one in my crib to sit down with my daughters and discuss their thoughts and day – Talking with Clarence on the way to work and he admitted when its just him and his wife and youngest at home they pile in front of the tv – He totally agrees with my thinking and said I just changed some of his habits – So if you are guilty – When you shovel off the kitchen table or cable spool – Leave it for the next day and the next day and the next day on and on – Bonding is a necessary part of any relationship – Even by yourself – Watching tv – You are not thinking of the finer things in life – And heck yes – Bless the food that nourishes your body, the hands that prepared it, over here I add in the people who got it to me and most of all I thank our father for leading this little sheep to a good sit down meal – - As a kid we also had a card table that always had a puzzle on it – My mom really enjoyed doing them – Why?- Because before too long someone else would sit with her and play along and BOND – Thats what makes the world go round – Do it now before its too late – Turn that tv off and talk about anything – Anything always leads to something and its something else to bond with familly,friends or even you need to talk to yourself and our Lord – These things were not made to catch everybody’s dailey pocket full of crap – Fill it with bread and beans and do some serious bonding – Break out that puzzle – Step away from the tv – == Well Merry Christmas eve to all and don’t forget to always HOLD THAT HEAD HIGH AND GOD BLESS ALL!!

Hello USA – Gosh I sure hope I don’t need to wear a hard hat today – Thanks for the big head everybody – Had a picture of a gigantic hat to load but the net is too slow this morning. Not going to let it upset me though – I took a 1/2 day off for personal reasons – No mental crap or anything like that – You just think my fish head story was bad – Just leave it like – Everything came out allright – Finally – We were hit hard again yesterday – All I can say other than we will get um – Started watching what I thought was a christmas show(dvd)- Filthy potty mouths – Bout the Santa and the little Black dwarf(elf) -They were theives - I turned it off and will be gettin my money back on it – Man the cover didn’t say anything about the language – Guess I will in the future read the back – Shame how most all the flicks nowadays are not suitable for kids – Or Christians – Gotta real busy day and won’t be able to visit – I have the go ahead on stocking the tool room with what the supervisors of other shops would like me to carry – Woo Hoo – My title will be changing real soon – Haven’t talked about the money but as long as its not less – I will take it – Stress level is way down as far as work – The rest is normal for being where I am – Its allready the 23rd here – Man Santa is on the way – Hope all is ready – Be extra careful when out and about – And always HOLD THOSE HEADS HIGH AND GOD BLESS ALL – JOHN