After taking almost two months off, I am back up and blogging. What has changed, one might ask? Well, my internet connection in my KBR provided trailer is not that great. Most of the time I am lucky to even have an internet connection, and that is after the company (Mobile Island Technologies) takes $60.00 a month from me. When I do have a connection it is quite slow and often drops off. Recently, there have been multiple times where the connection has been intentionally "blacked out" by the contractor (on order of the base commander) due to the death of a soldier.
I am not bitter, though. The generous citizens of the United States have provided a decent internet connection for me at my place of work. No streaming media (video or audio), no cameras, but a reliable connection, nonetheless. It is here that I will keep you all updated on my time in Iraq.
The college football season ended with one of the most exciting games I have ever seen in my life. Two of the airmen I work with on an almost daily basis are big fans. Oklahoma was one of the schools that offered me admission last year. I remember Boise State beating up on BYU at 50-12 in Lavell Edwards stadium in 2003. For these reasons I should have been cheering for Oklahoma. I wasn't. There was just something appealing in cheering for the underdog, though I felt Boise State was going to win the game since it was announced they would be playing in it. I had my doubts about how well they would do against Adrian Petersen, but I always felt they were going to win the game. Did I bet money on it...no, but I did pick them to win the game in the office pool.
Watching Boise State let Oklahoma get back in the game and then take the lead with a little over a minute remaining was unbelievable. What was even more exciting was the hook and lateral Boise State pulled out to tie the game and then the Statue of Liberty to win it in OT.
We were jumping up and down having a great time. For a moment I forgot I was in Iraq.
3 comments:
Hi Adam, Glad to hear you are well. Mike & I caught the last 5 minutes of that game, wow! We couldn't believe how exciting it was. I will look forward to checking your blog on a regular basis. (you can check ours out too if you'd like martin.manifesto.blogspot.com)
You (and Katie) are in our prayers daily. We love you! Carly
I guess I should have checked for typos before posting my other comment. Our blog is www.martin-manifesto.blogspot.com oops!
Carly,
The snow looks like a lot of fun. Not much here. Your family looks great and happy. Your blog is now in my bookmarks. I will be keeping my eye on it.
Adam
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