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2007/5/28

Computer Access Granted

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@ 08:39 AM (30 months, 8 days ago)
 Well, I made the drive from A-Town to Fort Leonard Wood yesterday.  I took 20W to Birmingham, 78 to Memphis, 63 to Houston, MO, and 17/AW the rest of the way.  I left at about noon and got in around 2300.  So about an 11 hour drive.  This was the first time I've taken the southern route.  It was a much nicer drive until I reached Memphis.  78 turns into Lamar Ave when you hit M-Town.  Let me tell you about Lamar: it's pretty ghetto.  I came rolling into town with my dogs in the backseat and I must have looked a little redneck as I drove in.  The real problem wasn't the 26" rims on a Hummer crowd, though.  It was the confusion with linking into 63.  You actually have to take 55N toward St. Louis before you can link into 63.  I did not know this.  I did get on 55, but when I didn't see 63, I took 40W to Little Rock, before turning around at the Arkansas Welcome Center.  Luckily, I ran into a wonderful lady at the desk that pointed me in the right direction.  So here I am...back at Fort Leonard Wood...yippee.

2007/5/9

Travel Map - Hooah!

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@ 11:53 AM (30 months, 27 days ago)

This is such a cool deal.  I wish I could put the prettier map up there, but you can find it here.  It's absolutely gorgeous.  It lets you put in the places you've been and add in places you want to go.  It's like the Myspace for travel junkies.  I'd like to be a travel junky, but my resources are limited (the Army only pays so much), my job doesn't let me take much time off (even though it gives me a ridiculous amount of time to take off -- go figure), and my limitations are evident (as in three kids, three cats, and two dogs).  I sure would like to visit all of Europe, most of Asia, and selected parts of Africa.  I would really like to visit southwest and central asia for all the cultural significance, but eh...it's a little 'unsafe' right now.  I wouldn't want to be in, say, Babylon visiting Nebuchadnezzar's old palace, only to get kidnapped and beheaded by people with a pretty sick sense of God's wisdom and grace.

But I digress...

Adrian Peterson has his own website... and it's quite cool.  I know he is going to light the league on fire.  Should be a fun season for the Vikings this year.  I know the Vikes fans only have a slight idea of what AD brings to the table, but this video should help clear things up.  BTW, his shoulder is fine.

 

I can't wait to see him rip open a game for the first time in the NFL.