Well, I did something I try not to do often. I spent the afternoon at the casino. I absolutely love playing the slots....it's one of my few vices. I don't drink, smoke, toke or much else, so I gotta have somethin', right?

The good news? I won! I walked out the door with nearly $400 more than I walked in with. Which means next week's trip (assuming it works out) is now more or less paid for. That is, unless I end up at Coach again.

It's been a great day. Another fantastic call to start my day this morning from Todd, even if there was another alarm sounding in the background. Mortar attacks are definitely frequent.

Then a very cool little gift...a friend of his forwarding me a link to a treasure trove of pictures and video of his unit. I'd link it here, but I am still a little nervous about what I'm allowed to say and what not. Given some of the comments about Red2Alpha's blog today, I still don't know what's great and what's not. While I know my link to him was not the cause for his instalanche (I'm not THAT cool!), he's definitely getting hit from Mudville Gazette. Great timing I have...not! I hope it doesn't get too snaky for him. He's a great blogger, a good hearted person and I've been following him for many months now, so he feels almost like a friend.

Headache now...time for a nap, me thinks.