winding down

I found a box of twinkies in the hallway that somebody was giving away. After eating four of them I decided the fifth didn’t taste as good as the first. Did you know that they used to be filled with banana cream up until WWII. Interesting facts on the box say banana shortages forced hostess to switch to the vanilla cream during the war. Reading the temperature report from ljworld.com made me realize it must be frigid in Kansas. Going on weeks straight the weather here has performed like a machine. Constant highs of 80 are reached during the afternoon and then fall to 60 through the night. People don’t grumble as much about the hot weather anymore but it seems there is always something to complain about. Many guys are starting to focus on what to do when they get back, some are getting divorced, some are moving to different posts, others that have been stopped lossed ("stop loss" occurs when you are deployed and your time in service is supposed to end but you are required to finish the deployment) are getting out of the army. All I have to worry about is finding the guy who stole my television and DVD player earlier in the year. I have his name and know what he looks like so that is a plus. Ok this gets complicated so see if you can follow along. This guy is my friend Ray’s wife’s friend’s son. Last year I met him at Ray’s house when he came over with a 5-pack of beer to say he was sorry after stealing Ray’s play station and to say he would pay him back. I don’t know if he ever paid him back but I’m hoping that he agrees on a repayment plan or some form of reimbursement with me. Looking back on my years it seems there are a few things that pop up in the memory when theft has come knocking, in 8th grade my bicycle, in college two bicycles and a sound system out of my car, and in 2003 someone nabbed my 77’ impala. Don’t know where I was going with this but now I’m just rambling. The end.