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December 2004 - Posts

Christmas in Tuz

Hey everybody, Sorry for no posts as of late. I've been really really busy. We are here, and we are in full force now. I already have lots of war stories to tell, such as the night my butthole puckered to the size of a dime being lost in Tuz. It's a long Read More...
Posted Monday, December 27, 2004 12:51 PM by ryanseals | 10 Comments

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas, Ryan. I love you and miss you so much. And Merry Christmas to all the men and women serving overseas and their families back home. It's a hard day, but I find solace in knowing that next year at this time, Ryan and his guys either will Read More...
Posted Friday, December 24, 2004 11:18 PM by ryanseals | 4 Comments

I'm still hanging in here

Hey everybody, Sorry I haven't been posting lately, I've had to play beat the clock every time I've gotten on the Internet. We've only had 30 minutes each session and by the time I check my mail and talk to Christy, time's up. Anyways, I'm doing fine Read More...
Posted Monday, December 20, 2004 7:05 AM by ryanseals | 7 Comments

Note from Ryan (and Web cams)

Hi all, I just spoke to Ryan on Internet messenger. He said to let everyone know that he'll have new posts up soon! They have time limits for using computers on the base, and 30 minutes goes by surprisingly quickly when you're chatting online. But he Read More...
Posted Friday, December 17, 2004 12:15 PM by ryanseals | 1 Comments

New links

Hi everyone, I posted two new links that I like and that came to my attention through Michelle's site . (Thanks again! I'm started to feel like a plagiarizer. But this stuff is too good not to pass on.) The sites are Hooah4Health , which focuses on health/wellness Read More...
Posted Thursday, December 16, 2004 2:39 PM by ryanseals | 1 Comments

Tips for sending baked goods

OK OK ... I know this is Ryan's "hooah" Army blog, but I had to post some tips on sending cookies and baked goods for all the ladies to read. (Maybe that's sexist. This is for all you bakers out there, male and female!) I gleaned my tips from Michelle Read More...
Posted Tuesday, December 14, 2004 3:16 PM by ryanseals | 11 Comments

Greetings from Iraq

Hey everyone, Greetings. I've been here for about three days now and I am settling in quite nicely. I have two roofs over my head, my own bed, and pretty much my own half of a room. Our base is on an old Iraqi Air Force base in the northern part of the Read More...
Posted Sunday, December 12, 2004 1:31 AM by ryanseals | 9 Comments

In Iraq

UPDATE: I've marked off the list what people have said they're mailing to Ryan. (THANKS!) I'm sending him soap dishes that suction-cup onto the shower wall -- if anyone has an opinion on whether that works well or not, let me know! I may post more specifically Read More...
Posted Friday, December 10, 2004 8:38 AM by ryanseals | 9 Comments

Same ol'... Same ol'

Hey people, Glad to see the site is still kicking without me posting all the time. Not much really to say except the journey is on the verge of getting started. It's been a long five months so far, but I hope the next year just flies by. I have confirmation Read More...
Posted Tuesday, December 07, 2004 5:41 AM by ryanseals | 11 Comments

Caring for soldiers from home

While I was browsing the Web site of The Tennessean the other day, I saw something that upset me. The Tennessean has a special slideshow section called "Faces from the Front" that lists names of soldiers in Iraq, along with pictures and exerpts about Read More...
Posted Monday, December 06, 2004 1:45 AM by ryanseals | 2 Comments

Hold off on packages

Hey everyone, I just spoke to Ryan on Instant Message, and he said his eventual destination in Iraq isn't finalized yet (still changing). So hold off on packages, and we'll e-mail you when we know for sure! If you've sent something already, it might get Read More...
Posted Friday, December 03, 2004 12:06 PM by ryanseals | 1 Comments

A wet soggy desert

Why is it that I seem to have the oddest luck there is? I really don't understand it. Case in point. I have been to the desert twice in my life now with the Army. Twice in the last two months in fact. Now a desert is know for primarily two things. A) Read More...
Posted Thursday, December 02, 2004 11:25 AM by ryanseals | 10 Comments