Why do the Packers do this to me???

Checking in
There will be no further mention of the Packers loss to the Bears in this post....
It’s been a little while since my last post, but it’s not due to laziness. I’ve been very busy. Yesterday I was in charge of the Quick Reaction Force or QRF. It’s like the Squadron’s emergency reserve for when they need a lot of combat power within 15 minutes. So for 24 hours myself and about half my platoon played spades in the back of a Bradley Fighting Vehicle. Suffice to say, I won. We stay closer to the city on an Iraqi Army post so we can get to where we are needed quicker. There are two kids who live in a shack on the post that the Soldiers have nicknamed “Red” and “Blue.” They are about 12 or 13 and run a mini 7-11 out of the shack they live in. I’ll put some pictures of one of them (I can’t tell you who is who) grilling me a Lamb Kebob. Between their store and the dog fights that break out every 15 minutes between various strays, the time spent there was entertaining. We were activated twice but only had to go out once, nothing serious.
So what do you want to hear (or see) more about? I can post pictures of almost anything anyone is interested in seeing, to include me with my giant Iraqi mustache. I can write about how I spend my free time (when I get some) or I can try and relate some stories of the day. I suppose I can also include what I ate that day as well, just as my little gimmick.
Speaking of food…I eat at most one meal in the chow hall now, because I always buy something to eat at the local vendors near the check point (pics?). Today I bought half a kilo (1.1 lbs) of spicy pickles. The Iraqis told me what they called it, I think something like topturo. Anyways I shared those with the guys. Yesterday I had a Kebob made by Blue (or Red) and the day before I bought a quarter kilo each of seaseme cookies and coconut cookies. I shared those as well, but I easily could have eaten the whole pound myself. I usually also eat a falafel, which according to Wikipedia is “is a fried ball or patty made from spiced fava beans and/or chickpeas. It is a popular form of fast food in the Middle East, where it is also served as a mezze (snack or tapas).” They serve it here in a pita pread called “Samoon” and cover it with lettuce and tomatoes.
½ kilo of spiced Pickles = $1.50 (1,500 Iraqi Dinar)
½ kilo of assorted cookies = $2.00 I think (2,000 Iraqi Dinar)
1 Kebob made by price gouging monopolistic preteens = $1 (1,000 Iraqi Dinar)
1 Falafel = $.50 (500 Dinar)
So how’s that?
Lemme know more about what you’d like to know and I’ll do my past to write about it.
Adam