I've been pretty remiss in not blogging for some time. Needless to say, I had my reasons but I should be punctional going forward.

Anyway, I'm now at lovely Camp Anaconda (affectionately called mortaritaville) which is about 50 NNE of Baghdad. It's 'cooler' here in the summer and there are trees and grass (as if 110 is really that much cooler than 120). But otherwise, it's just another Army base in Iraq. Spring is almost over here and summer is around the corner. This means rodents are on the move and that means snakes follow! Here's a pic of a viper caught on base. Needless to say, I never walk in the grass, ever!