blognetnews.com
» Nebraska

Half a World Away

  • Marathoner

    Number of comments: 10
    On to the race, as everyone knows by now there were record highs in Chicago. I was complaining to everyone all week long about how unfavorable the forecast was. The temps, plus my somewhat sore ankle, plus my shortened training schedule, really had me nervous. I had originally planned on [...]
     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: October 26, 2007, 3:40pm EDT
    by Sack

  • Hey There

    Number of comments: 5
    Don't know if anyone is still stopping by, since I haven't posted anything in quite some time. I had to take a break from reading the news and blogging as I was a little bit burnt out. Frankly, since I've been home, I don't really read anything on the war, [...]
     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: October 03, 2007, 9:05pm EDT
    by Sack

  • Best Thing I've Seen in a Long Time

    Number of comments: 1
    I know I've been missing out on much internet hijincks in my absence, but this is priceless. Go check it out and see what happens when you fly the Mexican flag over the US Flag in the USA.

    [www.youtube.com]' [...]
     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: October 03, 2007, 8:26pm EDT
    by Sack

  • Home!!!!

    Number of comments: 4
    I've been meaning to post this for quite some time, but a variety of things have kept me from the blog. Perhaps the most glaring was the fact that my computer crashed shortly after I got home on June 27th, and I just now got it fixed. Among other reasons/excuses' [...]
     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: July 25, 2007, 12:04am EDT
    by Sack

  • Almost Home

    Number of comments: 9
    Well, we are back on friendly soil finally. We hit Fort McCoy, Wisconsin on Tuesday and are all well on our way to getting demobilized and out of here. The folks here are great, and it is wonderful to be back in the US of A. They are planning a [...]
     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: June 21, 2007, 9:38pm EDT
    by Sack

  • Fisher House Update, On the Way!

    Number of comments: 7
    Quick update on the pledge drive in support of Fisher House. Thanks to David, the Duty Officer over at The Sandbox, who put my original post up on his site a day or so ago, I'm now at 140% of my goal. Outstanding! I think I need to set' [...]
     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: June 16, 2007, 3:18am EDT
    by Sack

  • Interview with VAJoe.com, Other Stuff

    Number of comments: 3
    The fine folks over at VAJoe.com have been doing a series of interviews with military bloggers. Follow this link to check mine out. There is lots of other good stuff on their site, so spend some time checking it out.

    We have our official transfer of authority (TOA) [...]
     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: June 13, 2007, 5:22am EDT
    by Sack

  • In Remembrance

    Number of comments: 5
    Part of the process of getting out of here is remembering those that have gone before us. It struck me the other day as we were making plans for coming home parties, car purchases, and vacations, that not everyone that got on the plane with us is making the trip [...]
     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: June 05, 2007, 6:02am EDT
    by Sack

  • Fisher House Update, Pre-Marathon Training Complete

    Number of comments: 2
    Well, my Fisher House pledge drive is off to a great start. Many, many thanks to everyone that has stopped by and donated. After just a few days I'm already 38% there. Much better then I had expected.

    A special thanks to my friend Kathi at Mail Call!' [...]
     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: June 04, 2007, 3:43am EDT
    by Sack

  • Please Give Me Money

    Number of comments: 13
    Well, not me exactly. I was out on the Fisher House website the other day getting the link for my post on the Doonesbury Book. I noticed that they have a Marine Corps Marathon support team, where soldiers/sailors/airmen/marines that are running the MCM can raise money to support [...]
     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: May 31, 2007, 2:53am EDT
    by Sack

  • Hard to Believe, but I'm Getting Published

    Number of comments: 11
    You may remember that I did a few stories for the Sandbox, a blog set up by the folks that bring you Doonesbury. The first one I submitted, Not My Grandfather's War, is going to be included in a new book that they are putting out (my other' [...]
     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: May 22, 2007, 3:58am EDT
    by Sack

  • Good News, More Souvenirs

    Number of comments: 5
    We got some good news about 2 weeks ago and it is finally official so we can share it. We found out we'll be leaving "early" from Iraq, so instead of getting out of here in mid to late July, we'll be leaving in early to mid June. We have [...]
     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: May 22, 2007, 3:43am EDT
    by Sack

  • Pre-Marathon Update Weeks 6-13

    Number of comments: 0
    Definitely slacking off on getting my updates done on my training for the Chicago Marathon. Sorry. No good reason. I was planning on doing this once a month but lo and behold this is 2 months worth. I have a 10k coming up on Memorial Day. The BolderBoulder is [...]
     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: May 14, 2007, 12:15pm EDT
    by Sack

  • Aks on the Smith Range

    Number of comments: 1
    From time to time our guys end up with some contraband as evidence. One of the things that is in long supply over here are AK-47s. Every Iraqi is allowed one for self defense, but if they get caught doing something bad then they get taken. Our guys arranged for [...]
     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: May 05, 2007, 12:25am EDT
    by Sack

  • I'm Still Here

    Number of comments: 6
    Sorry for the communication blackout. Blogs are once again blocked, hence the sparse posting for the last 2 weeks.

    Ran across this article today, which explains some of the problem: Army Squeezes Soldier Blogs, Maybe to Death. Basically the new policy is that you must get approval from [...]
     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: May 03, 2007, 6:18am EDT
    by Sack

  • Qatar Trip - Part 3

    Number of comments: 5
    One more batch of pictures from my recent trip to Qatar. Here is Brad and I in front of the harbor.

    This is the City Center mall in downtown Doha. It was 4 stories of shopping fun, we had 2 hours to spend here and didn't' [...]

     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: April 18, 2007, 11:13am EDT
    by Sack

  • Qatar Trip - Part 2

    Number of comments: 6
    Part of the fun of going to Qatar is that they have excursions you can take off the base and into the city of Doha. Brad and I went out on what they call the cultural tour, which is an all day tour through the different parts of the city.
    [...]
     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: April 14, 2007, 11:28am EDT
    by Sack

  • Qatar Trip - Part 1

    Number of comments: 88
    There are very few positives of the additional 4 months that got added to our time over here. One of them is that we are now eligible for a 4 day pass to Qatar, a small country down on the Eastern coast of Saudi Arabia in the Persian Gulf. [...]
     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: April 13, 2007, 3:27am EDT
    by Sack

  • More Deployment Souvenirs - Part 3

    Number of comments: 8
    Final installment of Spur Ride pictures. Follow the links for Part 1 and Part 2 if you need to get caught up. Beans also some coverage over at his blog, follow the links to the right.

    All 12 teams getting lined up for the ruck march.

    [...]
     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: April 02, 2007, 11:20am EDT
    by Sack

  • More Deployment Souvenirs - Part 2

    Number of comments: 1
    You can find Part 1 of this post here. Here are some more pictures from our recent Spur Ride.
    Me getting ready to head out on the ruck march. Team America is in the background.

    Everyone's favorite soldier Beans looking sharp.

    [...]
     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: March 30, 2007, 11:42am EDT
    by Sack

  • More Deployment Souvenirs - Part 1

    Number of comments: 6
    The Stetson isn't the only accoutrement that can be earned while attached to a Cavalry unit. Another rite of passage is called a Spur Ride. The details behind a Spur Ride vary by unit, it isn't an official Army sanctioned event so it is up to the unit [...]
     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: March 28, 2007, 11:34am EDT
    by Sack

  • Haji Don't Surf

    Number of comments: 8
    I don't where they came from, but we have a set of old school shades floating around the office. We took a few pictures the other day with the shades. Here is me and my desk.

    Me and Irene.

    [...]

     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: March 26, 2007, 8:23am EDT
    by Sack

  • Pre-marathon Update - Weeks 2 - 5

    Number of comments: 2

    I'm sure you've been waiting on pins and needles for my updates on my progress towards the Chicago Marathon. So, without further ado here is the last few weeks of what I've been up to.

    Week 2 (planned/actual):

    Monday - Off
    Tuesday - 4 / 4 @ 8:19
    Wednesday - 6' [...]

     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: March 24, 2007, 6:48am EDT
    by Sack

  • Irene

    Number of comments: 3
    As promised, here are some pictures of my newest time killer. After buying the Picco Z, and flying that around for a while, I realized I needed something with a little more power. I did some research and found just the bird, the Blade CP. It is a 6 channel [...]
     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: March 22, 2007, 6:27am EDT
    by Sack

  • March Madness!!!!

    Number of comments: 2

    AFN is doing us right again, and they have 2, sometimes 3 channels devoted to March Madness. Hammer and I are currently holding down the fort in the office watching a classic battle between Maryland and Davidson. It is going to be a long weekend for us, as the games [...]

     | Rate | Archive
    Posted: March 15, 2007, 1:13pm EDT
    by Sack
← Nebraska Pulse Political Blog BNN Broadcast » BNN News →

Blog Info:
Half a World Away

» http://sackiniraq.blogspot.com/

Categories

BNN Traffic Index

Alexa: No data
0

Compete: No data
0

Quantcast: No data
2

BNN Traffic Index: No data

BNN Influence Index

Rank

This week: Not ranked this week.

Last week: Not ranked last week.

12-week Average:

BNN Authority Index

Technorati: 0

Google: 0

BNN Authority Index: No data

» Subscribe to the Half a World Away feed