You Need Me On That Wall!: Obscene Amenities

Tuesday, February 06, 2007

Obscene Amenities

Here are a couple of shots of me with some of the "obscene amenities" that goofball Arkin wrote about HERE. You can click the picture to see it bigger.

Shaving on the road. I was with a Transportation Company. We hauled mostly heavy equipment, tanks and stuff, all over Iraq.

Inside the tent. So it got a little cluttered, sue me.

This is one of the roadside marketplaces where we bought ice made from water we couldn't drink.

All in all, we were just in the lap of luxury. First class all the way.

1 comment:

Kate the Great said...: Ahhh, those were the days of the water-bottle-box-shelf. I don't miss them at all. Those shelves kept falling apart - they just wouldn't hold up....; 8:57 AM

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Col. Jessep:

Son, we live in a world that has walls, and those walls have to be guarded by men with guns. ...my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, saves lives. You don't want the truth because deep down in places you don't talk about at parties, you want me on that wall, you need me on that wall. We use words like honor, code, loyalty. We use these words as the backbone of a life spent defending something. You use them as a punchline. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the blanket of the very freedom that I provide, and then questions the manner in which I provide it. I would rather you just said thank you, and went on your way, Otherwise, I suggest you pick up a weapon, and stand a post. Either way, I don't give a damn what you think you are entitled to!