tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3908319204029876244.comments2011-11-18T12:44:47.552-08:00Going AfarUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3908319204029876244.post-52937253153415129232011-11-18T12:44:47.552-08:002011-11-18T12:44:47.552-08:00Are you coming home then?Are you coming home then?Michael Eharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05782720673953773335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3908319204029876244.post-74462392238122972222011-07-08T10:05:56.823-07:002011-07-08T10:05:56.823-07:00It's really not bad at all. My kids don't...It's really not bad at all. My kids don't like it much but the time seems to fly by for me.Jeff Draperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11950686688288213875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3908319204029876244.post-91772471033975993962011-07-05T09:14:57.816-07:002011-07-05T09:14:57.816-07:00Seattle ought to be refreshing compared to the hea...Seattle ought to be refreshing compared to the heat in Djibouti this time of year. I flew to Thailand on my R&R and it was a little warm there as well. I couldn't believe we got a free round trip ticket to anywhere in the world for 9 months in Djibouti. I wish I could return to Djibouti for another deployment. I loved it.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15054839072330623145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3908319204029876244.post-59239783260282908392011-04-19T12:39:35.321-07:002011-04-19T12:39:35.321-07:00Jeff-
email me!Jeff-<br />email me!Arthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17366470464717231887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3908319204029876244.post-34894917767434693712011-02-02T19:10:34.624-08:002011-02-02T19:10:34.624-08:00Thanks! My other problem was that I didn't ha...Thanks! My other problem was that I didn't have a lot of U.S. currency either so I couldn't go change it out at a bank.Jeff Draperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11950686688288213875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3908319204029876244.post-23441374636219405052011-02-02T16:51:42.336-08:002011-02-02T16:51:42.336-08:00I had the same problem last month in Erding (just ...I had the same problem last month in Erding (just north of Munich). I believe the EC card is a European debit card. Keep up the good work and good luck!Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656144468474539627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3908319204029876244.post-39268889343918923392011-01-13T09:22:39.881-08:002011-01-13T09:22:39.881-08:00Laundry therapy?Laundry therapy?Arthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17366470464717231887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3908319204029876244.post-67452805001927851782010-12-28T12:26:40.381-08:002010-12-28T12:26:40.381-08:00Hope you had a very merry Christmas!Hope you had a very merry Christmas!Arthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17366470464717231887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3908319204029876244.post-14005980805915957492010-11-30T09:58:54.936-08:002010-11-30T09:58:54.936-08:00Well, that's like kicking butts.Well, that's like kicking butts.Arthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17366470464717231887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3908319204029876244.post-48117272991653422362010-11-29T19:20:31.297-08:002010-11-29T19:20:31.297-08:00Yes, but it will be heartbreaking to have to tell ...Yes, but it will be heartbreaking to have to tell him that we don't kick butts around here, we 'enhance partner nation capacity.'Jeff Draperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11950686688288213875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3908319204029876244.post-31074555028308058572010-11-29T10:17:14.245-08:002010-11-29T10:17:14.245-08:00Boy has his priorities straight :)Boy has his priorities straight :)Arthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17366470464717231887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3908319204029876244.post-52359467635716347402010-11-16T07:23:44.465-08:002010-11-16T07:23:44.465-08:00I'll send you a picture of Ninshi back in the ...I'll send you a picture of Ninshi back in the Two Kingdoms. (Well maybe a little south of that, probably more like ancient Abyssinia.)Jeff Draperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11950686688288213875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3908319204029876244.post-23909497150008373222010-11-15T08:57:26.285-08:002010-11-15T08:57:26.285-08:00Safely arrived! I was going to get you a copy of B...Safely arrived! I was going to get you a copy of Burton's First Footsteps in East Africa before you left, because there is nothing like 150 year old information to help you on your way.Arthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17366470464717231887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3908319204029876244.post-20549716626800836672010-10-18T08:46:55.852-07:002010-10-18T08:46:55.852-07:00A little bit of reading is what I do best. Simpli...A little bit of reading is what I do best. Simplistic conclusions are the second best thing I do. Overly harsh sounding posts under the guise of seeming clever are the third best thing I do. Snarky replies to comments are the fourth best thing I do.<br /><br />You may be entirely right about this. My review of the current state of affairs in East Africa is based on my initial impressions after reading the local press and talking to some experts on Africa at the National Defense University. I'm 100% sure that my opinions will change as this deployment progresses.Jeff Draperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11950686688288213875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3908319204029876244.post-91809384003233988232010-10-16T10:06:34.681-07:002010-10-16T10:06:34.681-07:00May be you should do a bit of reading what is behi...May be you should do a bit of reading what is behind their grievance before ending up with simplistic conclusion.<br /><br />You might find, Eritrea was instrumental to thwart OBL spreading his terrorism while hiding in Sudan before 9/11.<br />http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=42407<br /><br />Before they were back-stabbed on the border deal with Ethiopia. <br />http://www.slate.com/id/2178793/Simon Macehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11763997709053132796noreply@blogger.com