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Mar 1st New Laptop

March 3, 2011
So I ordered a new laptop a few weeks ago and have been anxiously waiting for it to get here.  Well it finally did today and when I opened it, I discovered a nice gouge in the LCD screen.  I was pissed and so frustrated cuz I've spent the past couple of days trying to get some answers as to what I need to do.  Finally I was able to get through to support and they are shipping me another.  I just need to get the damaged one back in 30 days or I pay for it.  I just hope it makes it there cuz I know the mail service here isn't the fastest.  Oh well.  The Bickford curse has struck again.

Posted by Bill Bickford.

 

Feb 22nd FIRE!!!

February 22, 2011
    Holy shit!!!  What a night.  I was sleeping nice and sound last night and was woken up by a pounding on the door.  We had a fire in our supposedly "safe" house.  The term for "safe" house has nothing to do with the physical being of the house as it has years old electrical wiring done by inferior electricians.  There was an electrical fire that burned out a light and a lot of wiring and would have been a lot worse if it had been a few feet further away from where it was. Woke up to smoke,...
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Posted by Bill Bickford.

 

Feb 12th and it's snowing in Afghanistan

February 12, 2011
Holy crap!!!  It's incredible here.  We've had snow falling for over 30 hours now and have a foot of snow on the ground.  I've hit people in the face with snowballs, in the back and I've built a few snowmen.  First one wasn't very good because not enough snow yet.  The second one had M & M's for eyes and a dumb dumb for a nose.  The eyes melted and then the snowman fell apart.  The third one was much better and had an UnderArmour hat.  Supposed to snow for two to three days more so we'll see ...
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Posted by Bill Bickford.

 

Feb 10th and another day of Afghan

February 10, 2011
    So another day here in Afghanistan and I've got a moron who works in my office.  I swear, this guy is such a tool.  He's mindless, clueless, ballless and a huge pain in the ass.  He just wants to watch tv and do nothing.  I was even told he said he was going to sit in a certain desk so he wouldn't have to answer the phone and deal with anyone.  We had the tv on during the middle of the day and he was going nuts cuz I froze it and he couldn't watch anything.  I did get him back though by p...
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Posted by Bill Bickford.

 

February 2nd Happy Groundhog Day

February 2, 2011
    Happy Groundhog Day everyone!!!  Well, not sure but think winter is going to go a lot longer here.  Today it started off with rain, then it turned into snow and then sleet and then all 3 were coming down at the same time.  It's been freezing here tonight and I'm betting we'll see some ice in the morning.  Should be a nice walk back to my room after I get off work. 
I'm also working on a few things to make some changes and hoping for the best.  ...
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Posted by Bill Bickford.

 

January 28th

January 28, 2011
So today was a lovely day.  Had to strap on my body armor and go get a new ID card because we're on 2 month contracts here until further notice.  It would be nice to get some kind of stability though in my line of work, it's not to stable cuz it's contract work.  Having some not so secure feelings while out here so having some ideas about what I want to do.  Guess I'll find out soon.
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January 20th

January 20, 2011
Been a weird past few days here.  Lots of on edge and uncertainty for the immediate future.  Just trying to stay positive and do my job.  I have no power over anything going on with the other issues. 
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January 11th

January 10, 2011
Yay!!!  Today we finally got our first snowfall.  Even though it didn't stick and melted as soon as it hit the ground, it was nice to see it falling.  Very cool and enjoyable to see.  Supposed to get some more this week and hope it sticks around for a bit.
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Posted by Bill Bickford.

 

The Launch

January 6, 2011
Today, January 6th, 2011 is the official "Launch Date" of the BBP.  I'm excited to finally be doing this so let's have some fun, show some ideas and explore the magic.
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