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The Beer Fairy visits

By john • Apr 27th, 2008 • Category: air force, personal

Last night my nosy neighbor across the street had a little visitor.
Known for drinking and rambling that goes on and on we’ve often made a habit of checking out the front door before making a break for the car.
His beer of choice is Lone Star, I bet he loves that watered down piss water. Either [...]



my last day and a couch potatos dream

By john • Mar 30th, 2008 • Category: air force, nascar, texas longhorns, washington nationals

Looking at the tv listing today I can’t help but notice all the sporting events that are going on today.
Sure there are always a good deal of sports being played so what makes this any different?
Probably just my interest.
-self procalimed couch potato and sports fan speaking here
NASCAR returns after a week off and Jimmy Johnson [...]



End of an era for Flair and myself

By john • Mar 29th, 2008 • Category: air force, ootp, opening day 2008, ric flair

I came into work today knowing that while I still have outprocessing to do my time in the Air Force is almost over. Ric Flair will wrestle in his last match Sunday night at Westlemania ending a career that has spanned longer then my life.
Flair has been one of my favorite wrestlers (along with Bret [...]



Apparently I can gain and lose inches at will… or NOT

By john • Feb 13th, 2008 • Category: air force, san antonio spurs

98 days of Air Force bullshit left Today the Air Force went ahead and measured my waist. If you have read about the struggle then you’d know. Anyway it doesn’t help me since it wasn’t a test or anything and well I’m getting out before the next time I’d have to test but apparently I’ve [...]



99 days of Air Force

By john • Feb 12th, 2008 • Category: air force

Today marked 99 days of Air Force left in my life, a total of 58 pain staking days remain before terminal leave.
Today was really boring at work like really boring.
Anyway I could probably continue this countdown until I got out of the chair force but the problem is my blog would turn into some [...]



The last 100 days…

By john • Feb 11th, 2008 • Category: air force

Today marked 100 days left of Air Force bullshit. Yep just 100 days and considering that 41 of them would be terminal leave that leaves 59. The stay with the 543rd Support Squadron has no doubt been the most frustrating job I’ve experienced.
Oh yea the Air Force is still saying I’m fat, and is insistent [...]