Woke up Saturday feeling a bit off.  Stomach has been upset all weekend but I kicked the fever last night.  Seems a more than normal number of people have gotten a bit sick this weekend.  I think I slept about 18 of 24 hours starting yesterday.  

Iran is nuts.  Their president closed down a major newspaper that was critical of the government  this weekend.  Amadeinajad (however you spell it) started telling stories how when he came to Baghdad a couple of months ago the US tried to capture him but he evaded us!   Thats pretty crazy!  He landed and took off from an airport surrounded by US soldiers.  He has also come and gone from the UN in NYC.  Iran continues to squander its huge oil revenues by supporting revolutionary organization all around the Middle East.  

On the money wasting front, many truckloads of gravel were brought in and spread around the headquarters building.  No need for this as its not even an area that is walked on?  Someone I play soccer with confirmed how KBR was replacing the lights in our trailers.  It was under the guise of maintenace but of course they are charging hundreds of thousands to do it.  Anyway, enough complaining for one night.

Iraqis should have finished a soccer game tonight.  Didn't hear any celebratory fire but I wasn't exactly outside waiting.  Each of their last two games someone has gotten struck by a random bullet on base.  One in the neck and another in the back.  People in the middle east love shooting their guns.  You might remeber this happened a couple of years ago at a wedding party.  A US plane or helicopter was flying in the area (at night) and detected the hostile arms fire.    It returned fire and ended the wedding celebration.