When you're deployed, you are either busy or not. That sounds a lot like regular life, too, but it means something different. Often I get back from work in time to change, talk for a few minutes with the guys in my hutch, and then go to sleep. Some nights, like tonight, I get stuck doing laundry until late. Others, I get back early and can watch part of a movie, go to the gym, or play scrabble online, if the computers are working. Another favorite hobby is Ping Pong.
There is a ping pong table in our morale building which gets heavy use. Ping pong really is an Army tradition, even with other "newcomers" sneaking in with Pool and Dominoes. Those are really cultural things, though, while Ping Pong attracts Soldiers of every color and creed. I placed 3rd in the tournament we held last week, although I could have won it if my long game was better.
I found out yesterday the running event the brigade is planning is a 50 mile individual / 100 mile team event. I will be running a 50 miler in April, as part of my teams' event. I'm also competing in the Shadow Boston Marathon held here at Bagram. The plus side is we don't have to qualify. The folks in Boston complain about that, but they're not running it at 5,000 feet, so if anyone here places in the top 5%, they would have kicked some serious butt in Boston.
My knee is doing well, as is my shoulder. I am gaining more and more strength in both, and I am able to do 30 pullups (cumulative) at the gym, so I am getting much stronger. I still am not up to my pre-surgery 15 at once, and can only do about 7 straight currently, but will get back to 15-20 eventually.
That's all from Bagram.
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