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July 2005 - Posts

Yeah, but they're not there

I have mixed feelings about the new FX drama “Over There.” It sometimes bothers me that the entertainment industry can be in such a rush to make movies or TV shows about recent, or still unfolding, events or situations. And with the war in Read More...
Posted Sunday, July 31, 2005 12:39 AM by ryanseals | 5 Comments

The sweatbox ... um, sandbox

Whew. It's 120-plus degrees over in Iraq. I've never know any heat that compares to that, nor do I ever wish to. Sadly Ryan does now, though he said once that he thought the heat/humidity in Mississippi last summer was worse. Did he say that in a heat-induced Read More...
Posted Wednesday, July 20, 2005 10:52 PM by ryanseals | 5 Comments

New color

As you might have noticed the page has a brand new color scheme. I figured it would be nice look being in that I am over the hump now. Anywho, different is good every once in a while. Enjoy! - Ryan Share this post: email it! | bookmark it! | digg it! Read More...
Posted Monday, July 11, 2005 1:09 PM by ryanseals | 4 Comments

Love from the home front

There is one thing that continues to amaze me about being deployed so far away from home and that is the huge amount of love and support from people in the states. I say this in that I have never seen such an outpouring of love from not only my family Read More...
Posted Monday, July 11, 2005 12:15 PM by ryanseals | 2 Comments

Gone on the Fourth of July

For the second consecutive year, the men and women that guarantee freedom in my little corner of the United States, and the United States over, have been gone on July Fourth. It's funny, because July Fourth is the only major holiday they'll miss twice. Read More...
Posted Monday, July 04, 2005 11:23 AM by ryanseals | 1 Comments

Look at your own risk

As some of you may recall, Ryan wrote a post recently about the weird animals and bugs he's encountered while in Iraq. One of the weirdest had to be the “hissing bug” he described: “The weirdest insect I would have seen so far is this Read More...
Posted Sunday, July 03, 2005 11:20 PM by ryanseals | 1 Comments