The latest on Double Tap
May 17th, 2008 by Double Tap
Part of the reason I’ve been doing a pretty crappy job of throwing up posts lately, is because I’ve just been busy.
For those of you who read this blog, only because you know me and are keeping track of me, and not necessarily because of my snarky commentary, here’s what I’ve been up to lately. The rest of you may just want to skip this:
- I’m still getting divorced. It’s now dragged into the ninth month, with no real end in sight. I thought it was almost done, but a recent turn of events is prompting me to renegotiate the deal. I’ll leave it at that.
- I graduated (with honors) today with a Master’s degree from Webster University, or at least a satellite campus of it at a local Air Force base. By the way, their team mascot is something called a Gorlock. Look it up on Wikipedia if you’ve never heard of it. And no, it’s not a crappy metal band.
- Tomorrow, I’m getting a tattoo. It’ll be my first, and I’m a little nervous. The design commemorates my trip to Iraq and will be a replica of the patch worn by Task Force Freedom, the name the 11th ACR took on while they were there. That was the first major organization we fell under when my unit was there. We later were assigned to the 101st Airborne Division, who called themselves Task Force Band of Brothers. While we were still together, my ex had told me I wasn’t allowed to get a tattoo unless it had her name in it. See the first bullet for why I’ve never got a tattoo before.
- I’m currently taking an online course entitled Weapons of Mass Destruction; Command, Control, and Communications. I’m half-way through it, and so far it’s been a rehash of just about every other terrorism and WMD course I’ve already taken. I really do hope it picks up.
- Next week, my team is going through a lengthy, two-day inspection that will delve into nearly all aspects of our administrative and logistical procedures. Naturally, that’s about all we’ve been working on lately. What a headache!
- A week ago, my team had a real-world incident we were called out to. As it turns out, it was a false alarm, but all the local news guys were there and they started asking questions about us and what we do. That led too…
- …me appearing on local television, talking about my unit’s homeland security mission. It was a fairly lengthy interview, and many have told me I did well - including my younger sister who claims one of her friends told her I looked “hot”. I don’t know what her friend looks like, so that may not be such a compliment. Anyway, I missed the airing because I was at an Arena Football League game. But, the local TV station said they’d get me a copy - for $70.
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