This is the third Friday the 13th we've had this year.  It's also the last one but hey, that's OK.  Even though 13 is one of my lucky numbers, it's not for many more people.  It's all how you think and what you believe and I believe that my time is coming to an end out here in extremely hot Iraq.  Yes, I am planning my trips to get back to the U.S. and start a life again.  It will be so nice to be able to eat whatever I want and to drink a beer if I so choose.  Just a little more time and this experience will be over.  It's been interesting, that's for sure.  Started by flying to Atlanta and going to Bangor, Maine, Germany, Kuwait, Afghanistan, Dubai,  Istanbul, Dublin, London, New York, Dallas and to various places in Iraq.  Yes, the journey is about over and I'm excited for it to be complete.  Now onto the next stage...

Bill out