Comments on: A Quiet Sunday and Lamb Kabobs http://afghanistanmylasttour.com/2009/06/07/a-quiet-sunday-and-lamb-kabobs/ A chronology of my deployment to Afghanistan. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:31:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Ed S. http://afghanistanmylasttour.com/2009/06/07/a-quiet-sunday-and-lamb-kabobs/#comment-212 Sat, 13 Jun 2009 14:45:07 +0000 http://afghanistanmylasttour.com/?p=904#comment-212 I found your blog from a comment left on Richard Connaroe’s blog at the Roanoke Times web site. You have many interesting stories and I enjoy your photos!

As someone already mentioned, it looks like a Dung Beetle in your photo, which goes great with your final comment on “night soil”. ;)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dung_beetle

Best to you and your team, and be safe!

]]> By: David M http://afghanistanmylasttour.com/2009/06/07/a-quiet-sunday-and-lamb-kabobs/#comment-180 Tue, 09 Jun 2009 14:39:14 +0000 http://afghanistanmylasttour.com/?p=904#comment-180 The Thunder Run has linked to this post in the blog post From the Front: 06/09/2009 News and Personal dispatches from the front and the home front.

]]> By: Mom and dad http://afghanistanmylasttour.com/2009/06/07/a-quiet-sunday-and-lamb-kabobs/#comment-172 Mon, 08 Jun 2009 20:52:02 +0000 http://afghanistanmylasttour.com/?p=904#comment-172 Hi Rex: We are sorry for your fallen comrades and pray for their families. We all can do that.
Your meal yesterday sounded interesting. Are you copying down any of their recipes? lol Maybe we ought to send over some of our little green onions from our garden. That’s about all that is edible at the present time. John and his friend Eddie were up last week for a few rainy days, they only were able to fish one day. (caught 7 trout) Kyle’s baccalaureate and commencement services were last Thurs and Fri. They were both very nice services. Kyle received two academic awards, one for industrial arts, other for participation in Future Business Leaders of America.
He also received one athletic award for Football lineman. Also received two small scholarships.

Well, take care and know we strongly support you over there.
Love, Dad and Mom

]]> By: Mom and dad http://afghanistanmylasttour.com/2009/06/07/a-quiet-sunday-and-lamb-kabobs/#comment-171 Mon, 08 Jun 2009 20:47:53 +0000 http://afghanistanmylasttour.com/?p=904#comment-171 Hi Rex: We are sorry for your fallen comrades and pray for their families. We all can do that.
Your meal yesterday sounded interesting. Are you copying down any of their recipes?lol Maybe we ought to send over some of our little green onions from our garden. That’s about all that is edible at the present time. John and his friend Eddie were up last week for a few rainy days, they only were able to fish one day. (caught 7 trout) Kyle’s baccalaurate and commencement services were last Thurs and Fri. They were both very nice services. Kyle received two academic awards, one for industrial arts, other for participation in Future Business Leaders of America.
He also received one atheletic award for Football lineman.
Well, take care and know we strongly support you over there.
Love, Dad & Mom

]]> By: Micke M. http://afghanistanmylasttour.com/2009/06/07/a-quiet-sunday-and-lamb-kabobs/#comment-163 Mon, 08 Jun 2009 12:14:06 +0000 http://afghanistanmylasttour.com/?p=904#comment-163 Hi Rex!

Strong stomach by now, for sure. But I still don’t know about eating that beetle ;-)

Even though I’m no expert, that looks unmistakeably like a dung beetle. You know, those lively fellows that make small balls of dung, and rolls them around with their hind legs.

]]> By: Joey Niebrugge http://afghanistanmylasttour.com/2009/06/07/a-quiet-sunday-and-lamb-kabobs/#comment-161 Mon, 08 Jun 2009 01:55:31 +0000 http://afghanistanmylasttour.com/?p=904#comment-161 Rex,
Thank you for sharing the details and helping us understand a culture that is literally and figuratively a half-a-world away from the USA. Your efforts, insights and photos are greatly appreciated!
Joey

]]> By: alexa kim http://afghanistanmylasttour.com/2009/06/07/a-quiet-sunday-and-lamb-kabobs/#comment-160 Sun, 07 Jun 2009 20:53:38 +0000 http://afghanistanmylasttour.com/?p=904#comment-160 Heh… night soil… unhomogenized yoghurt… you have a stronger gut than I can even imagine. I’d sooner eat the bug.

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