What I do in the sandbox in my free time

Hello from the sandbox. I know it has been a while, but I haven't been in the mood to type and I have been busy. That is a good thing. There are several people leaving and going on R & R so that makes me even more busy. I don't mind it makes the days fly by.

Speaking of flying, I will be flying home in December. I can't wait. I will be home for Christmas. It will be good to see the family and friends. You don't realize how much you miss the people you are around all the time until you are away from the for a while.

The sandbox is still hot. Most days it gets into the upper 90s to 100+. I guess I am getting used to it. It doesn't seem to bother me as much now. My sunscreen and a hat every day and I am set.

As you can see from the new profile picture, I have taken up whittling again (something I have done over the last 35 or so years). It is giving me something to do. My wife thinks I should name them the Sandbox Studs. I don't think that fits me very well. I hope someone will help me with a name for them. I have carved seven of them now and counting. I brought wood and my knifes thinking I might whittle a little now and then. Well I do it all the time. I keep a piece of wood with me all the time so any time I have free I can whittle. I will get tired of at some point, but for now I can't put it down. I will post a picture of all of the "Sandbox _______" (y'all help me with the name) on my Facebook page.

I was driving around the end of the airport runway today and saw two F-15 jets take off. I just love to see that. They are amazing. It is even better at night. I am going to have to make friends with one of the pilots and talk them into a ride on one those things. I think most of my friends here would be so jealous. It probably won't happen. I can dream though. I know that most of the time they are going out on patrol or whatever. They come and go many times during the day and night.

Well my football team won again last Saturday. Go Tigers! I was able to listen to the game on an internet radio. Most of the games that are on the American Forces Radio are on in the middle of the night and they only show highlights. It's OK though, I enjoy listening to the games just about as much.

I had a bunch of things to say today but I have forgotten most of them. I hope the next blog post won't take so long.

That being said, I will step out of the sandbox for now. I will type to you soon. War Eagle!