In one week I'm headed to Tallil Air Base near Nasiriyah, Iraq. While there, we're going to break away for half a day to tour the ziggurat. Ziggurats were built by the old timers of Mesopotamia as monuments to local religions. The one we're going to see is the "Great Ziggurat of Ur" and was built over 4,000 years ago. That was back when this area of the world kicked butt, instead of getting kicked.
Also while there, we're going to run the "Boston Marathon in Iraq." It will be my first time off this base since late December when I went to the International Zone in downtown Baghdad. I'm really looking forward to getting away for a few days. Of course, we have to do some work while we're down there, but the change will be really good.
In other news, Tiffany went to Albuquerque for a day and a half and put an offer in on a house. I guess she was so worried I'd pick a place in the mountains, she wanted to grab a place while I was in Iraq! It was my fault, though - I talked her into visiting Albuquerque to get familiar with the area. Little did I know . . .
59 days to go.
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