Quick update.

Hey Everyone,

Well, it's been a while since I was able to post any new news. The Internet connection has been very poor around here. Things are going OK here in Williamsburg. We are staying very busy, with very little time off (which is OK, it makes the time go by faster!). I posted a picture from our St. Patty's day venture. About 10 of us made an afternoon run to an indoor go-cart track in Portsmouth. The go-carts go 40 mph, but these babies are only 4" off of the floor, so it feels a lot faster! If you have never gone to one of these places, you need to go!! There is one in Savage, and that one is fun too! After go carts, we stopped by the local Hooters for hot wings (hey, it was right next door =) and scored these very classy hats, along with some indigestion.....try the "three mile island" hotness level, if you dare! The trip back to the hotel was uneventful, except for the blown front drivers side tire, the concrete wall near miss at 65mph, and the Virginia DOT highway helper who turned out to be a retired Navy guy who loaned us his tools. But hey, that's a different post all together!

Ya'll take care, and keep in touch!
Zimm

Random Picture

YUMMY! MREs (meals, ready to eat) are "tasty"! If your free for lunch, give me a shout!

News links

Our battalion has been making the news. I have put some links over on the left side of the blog page.


Enjoy!

Quick update

Well, The first week here at training has been a busy one! Our training group completed Army Combat Lifesaver training. We covered a lot of topics. Perhaps the most fun was I.V. administration. I'd like to brag that I was successful on the first shot, but I'd not be telling the truth. I got it on the second "stab" though...HONEST! After the forty hour class, a 2 star Admiral was on hand to pass out our certificates, which was pretty cool. We each received a nice certificate (which is suitable for framing) and a combat lifesaver medical bag.

Well, that's all for now! I'll update when I get a chance!

Zimm

Zimm, how big is it?

OK, every time I mention that I was part of the flight deck crew on an aircraft carrier, somebody always has to ask the same question. That question is, "So Zimm, how big are they?" I've tried to find a good way to describe their immense size for years, and the other day I found the perfect picture to post! I was standing in line to get fitted for my gas mask at Norfolk, and I glanced across the large parking lot at the USS Harry Truman. If you enlarge the photo and look closely, you will notice that the ship sits pier side across the street from a McDonald,s. This is NOT a camera trick! I took the picture myself, and the building is actually dwarfed by the carrier as shown. That, my friends, is how big they really are!