A Year In The Sandbox

The B Huts When we got here our B Huts were just empty plywood buildings. I wish I would have taken some pictures of what they looked like when we moved in but I didn’t. It’s not hard to imagine though, just an empty room with plywood floor, walls and ceiling. Since that first day [...]

I got back from my little camping trip tonight. I am completely exhausted so I’m going to crash now and write about it tomorrow, it was quite an adventure.

I’m going to be out of touch for a few days soon. I can’t say for how long or what’s going on but it’ll be less than a week and I can write all about it when I get back. So don’t worry if I don’t answer emails or return calls for the next little [...]

I spent a good part of the day yesterday creating a new custom theme for A Year In The Sandbox and I’m fairly pleased with it. I’m not 100% happy with the background, it still looks a little too repetitive. It’s way better than what I started with though! Also the main header picture at [...]

On December 21st I went on a dismounted patrol to the Achin DC. I’ve been there several times, that’s where my knife was stolen, but we usually convoy to the place we’re visiting, set up a perimeter and conduct the assessment or meeting. This trip was a little different, we would be walking through the [...]