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Feb 18th - I HATE this place

February 18, 2012
I am so damn tired of this shit!  OK. It's 10:30 in the morning here and I just went down to take a shower.  You know, thinking that since it's much later after most people have taken one and given the water time to heat back up, I would be able to finally enjoy a full hot shower.  But of course, I get tooled again and there isn't any hot water.  Only liquid ice coming from the showerhead.  I mean come on!!!  How much more of this shit can I take?  I do not know.  It seems everyday something else happens or we're told that totally makes this place even more unbearable.  Some people will say to quit my bitching cuz I'm making decent money.  It is decent money but the quality of living isn't decent.  And besides, money isn't the end all.  While it's needed to survive, I also want to be comfortable and happy and where I want to be.  Enjoying life and living and just having normalcy.  That will happen soon so I just have to tough it out for a bit longer.  But until then, I still say...I HATE THIS PLACE!!!

Bill out now and no more bitching...hopefully.

Posted by Bill Bickford.

 

Feb 5th - Superbowl Sunday

February 5, 2012
Another day going by here in "beautiful" Iraq.  Just going through the motions at this time as I am completely frustrated about being here.  OK, enough whining.
So today is Superbowl Sunday and I'm pulling for the Giants.  For obvious reasons.  We were supposed to have a cookout here at work but judging by how no one has shown up, nor has anything been done to start the preparation, I'm thinking it's not going to happen.  And to think, I was thinking about how I might not get sick tonight afte...
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Posted by Bill Bickford.

 

Friday the 13th

January 13, 2012
Well normally I like this day and feel 13 is a lucky number.  However, today feels like a giant kick in the balls.  I am so pissed right now that I can barely see straight.  So please bear with me as I go on my rampage and vent.
So here I am, living in Iraq.  A place that is already hostile, isolated, desolate and generally a miserable place to be.  However, there was one thing I had that was able to kind of keep my sanity while being here and that was my own room.  Hell, it wasn't even much b...
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Posted by Bill Bickford.

 

Happy New Year 2012

January 1, 2012
Happy New Year!!!  2012 is here and we're off and running.  This is going to be a very good year.  I know it. 
I hope everyone has a safe and Happy New Year as well.
Bring on the resolutions!!! 

I bid farewell to 2011 with fondness and sadness.  Let's look ahead now.  Bring it!!!
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Posted by Bill Bickford.

 

After Christmas

December 27, 2011
Well, for everyone, this is late but a Merry Christmas to all and Happy Holidays.  It's December 27th, 2011 so I have to give a shout out to my dad.  Happy Birthday Dad!
Still working away over here in Iraq and while it's not an ideal place, it's not that bad.  I finally have somewhat of a decent place to live, my own room and share a bathroom and just keep trying to continue my knowledge, education and gain experience. 
While I was digging through a box with all my stuff, I discovered a Chris...
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Posted by Bill Bickford.

 

Happy Thanksgiving

November 24, 2011
Wow!!!  Been a little while since my last post and I apologize to myself for not keeping this up more.  Have just had a lot of stuff going on and there never seems to be enough time in the day or night but I will work on posting at least every other week.
First order of business is today is the one year mark since I first put my feet on Afghanistan soil.  Landed at Bagram Air Base, had Thanksgiving lunch there and met my best friend Mark Latimer.  Funny how him and I have traveled across the U...
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October 16th

October 16, 2011
Little time travel back for a week and a half.  October 5th was my Grandmother's birthday.  She would have been 96.  However, she passed on July 22nd and I've missed her very much since then.  Today I watched the tribute the funeral home put together for her and cried again.  I know that's not what she would want but it's very hard.  I still remember the last thing I said to her when I saw her before I left to come everseas.  I told her I loved her and I would see her when I got back.  At lea...
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Posted by Bill Bickford.

 

October 1st

October 2, 2011
Happy 40th Birthday WDW.
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Posted by Bill Bickford.

 

Sep 8th A pivotol day

September 8, 2011
Hello September 8th.  The memories you bring me are profound to say the least.  Today, 25 years ago, a skinny, 18 year old kid left home and joined The United States Navy.  The changes that lay ahead for him were extremely exciting, heartbreaking and defining.  Visiting places in the country such as New York, Hawaii, Seattle, San Francisco and living in beautiful San Diego to losing friends and students in horrible incidents.  Seeing the world and countries such as Japan, Korea, Philipines, S...
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Sep 2nd 2011 - 1 Year since

September 2, 2011
Today, September 2nd, is a day which changed my life, in the best way possible.  However, at the time I did not know this.  I had been working for Florida Bank for almost 3 years and in the previous year, had been the IT Manager and also the Systems Administrator and doing a very good job of it.  However, I had a boss who was short sighted, clueless when it came to technology and who really had no business being the CIO in the first place.  As what happens more times than not, he thought he h...
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