Tuesday was Jasmine’s 8th birthday. We didn’t have a huge party this year. It was pretty much just family, and a few of her friends. The “non-party” started when I got from from work that afternoon. I’d stopped by the Anthony’s Pizza over at the Fort Hood PX, and took advantage of their 3 large one-topping pizzas for $21...

The Super Bowl party over here took place overnight, into very early Morning. If you wanted to see the game live, you had to stay up all night, and go to your unit’s designated “party” area. But for many it was worth it … not only to see the game, but because this is the one time of year where we get Real Beer. Every person got to have...

One of my neighbors had a birthday party tonight. His tv is one of those projectors that hangs from the ceiling, with a screen that covers the entire wall … and he has a fridge with a keg in it. We drank beer and watched 80s music videos on the big screen. Well, sort of 80s, he taped some shows called Crossroads, with new singers and old performing together....