This is a Big post. Not really a lot of places that are withing walking distance of each other. We are fortunate to have our own truck, but the majority of the people here on COB Adder get around via one of the many buses that constantly make their way around the base. I had to ride the bus for about 2 weeks when I first got here. I didn’t really mind...

Do you remember that dust storm I talked about a few days ago, in the background of my dramatic bridge picture? Well, it still hasn’t gone away. Our visibility has been 2 miles or less for 3 days now. Don’t worry though, I decided not to bore you with pictures of the dust (because let’s be honest it’s not very exciting). But, I did...

Would you believe that even here on our little deployed base, we’ve got traffic cops? Seriously. I’ve never been pulled over for speeding, like these unfortunate gentlemen. However, I did have the “pleasure” of dealing with one of these young Airmen a couple of months ago, when I first got here. I was driving one of my guys back to his...

I very rarely; ok pretty much never; just save/share my pictures straight from the camera (it probably has something to do with the fact that I shoot everything in RAW). But really, a fairly large part of making a dramatic picture, happens in the post processing stage … back in the film days, this “magic” took place in the dark room … now...

But if you’re a guy, and you take a trip somewhere really hot, the LAST thing in the world you want to Forget is your bottle of Medicated Body Powder. … I’m just sayin ...

I remember when I deployed in 2007, my mom (as moms are wont to be) was all upset that I was going “off to war”. I explained to her at the time that in all likelihood, I would probably be relatively safer during my time in Iraq than I would at home … simply because I wouldn’t have to drive back and forth to work every day (on Kunia...