February 29, 2004
Great Falls
We finally got some good weather here in Virginia, so we headed out to Great Falls Park with our friends.
February 27, 2004
My Kuwait reading list
I've got a bit of reading to do. Here's what I'm starting with:
The Oil Economy of Kuwait (1980), Dr. Y.S.F. Al-Sabah
The Rape of Kuwait (1991), Jean P. Sasson
Change and Development in the Gulf (1999), Abbas Abdelkarim
Kuwait: Recovery and Security After the Gulf War (1997), Anthony H. Cordesman
The Role of Industrial and Development Finance Institutions in the GCC States: Dimensions and Policies (2002), A. Abdulrazzaq, K. Naser, P. Sadler
Kuwait 1950-1965: Britain, the Al-Sabah, and Oil (1999), Simon C. Smith
Kuwait Country Report (February 2004), The Economist Intelligence Unit
Kuwait Country Profile 2003, The Economist Intelligence Unit
U.S. Mission to Kuwait: Mission Performance Plan 2004
February 18, 2004
And the winner is...
That's the flag of Kuwait, where Denise and I will be headed for the next two years. We'll leave sometime in April or May, after some basic job training here in Virginia.
February 17, 2004
Pick a flag
We'll find out later today where we're going. The flags pictured in the earlier post are as follows, from left to right and down the page:
Algeria, Kuwait, Cameroon, Togo, Djibouti, Burkina Faso, Niger, Ethiopia, Vietnam, Philippines, Greece, Poland, South Korea, Serbia, Bangladesh, Russia, Mongolia, Papau New Guinea, Mozambique.
February 16, 2004
Strange times
I'm not sure what it all means, but it sure is interesting...
February 14, 2004
Pick Your Flag
We'll find out Tuesday where we're ending up for the next couple of years. At a "Flag Day" ceremony, they will pull a flag out of a box, let us guess what country it is, and then announce who's going there. Here are the flags from the countries on our specific bid list. You'll have to guess where they are...
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February 11, 2004
February 05, 2004
Just an update
Haven't really posted much lately. Quite busy with training, homework, etc. Watching Barney Frank and Pat Buchanan argue about gay marriage and a constituional amendment on the Today Show before heading out for work. Between gay marriage and Janet Jackson's boob, America is clearly under attack. The terrorists have won.
The Joe-mentum seems to have run out for Joe Leiberman's Presidential campaign. As Jon Stewart said last night, it's "Joe-ver."
12 days until we find out where we're going. I think it's going to be either Niamey, Niger or Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. But that's just a guess. Could be Ulaanbaatar too.
I actually missed the point in the Superbowl HalfTime Show when the famous boob incident happened. But my wife caught it and shouted out, something along the lines of "Whoa, her boob just popped out." But I've managed to see it about 475 times since then, with multiple broadcast TV replays. Wooo, fun.