<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483382</id><updated>2011-12-14T20:08:04.476-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Tommie Hu$tle: Back in the saddle</title><subtitle type='html'>Continue to commune with greatness.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><link rel='next' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default?start-index=101&amp;max-results=100'/><author><name>Tommie Hustle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03043482874006615458</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://www.simianuprising.com/tom/archives/only%20an%20idiot.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>407</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483382.post-3898285294579310779</id><published>2007-08-12T21:55:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2007-08-12T21:55:42.067-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Tommie Hustle: High Maintenance?</title><summary type='text'>I like to think that I'm a normal guy.  I'm by no means affluent, I'm comfortable, and I’m not content.  I come from the standard family unit two married white collar parents a brother, we worked hard to get what we have an where we are I'd like to think I'm a normal guy I don’t think of myself as someone who is a member of the bourgeoisie.  As I was flying to Iraq this time, I had a lady sit </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/feeds/3898285294579310779/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8483382&amp;postID=3898285294579310779&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/3898285294579310779'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/3898285294579310779'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/2007/08/tommie-hustle-high-maintenance.html' title='Tommie Hustle: High Maintenance?'/><author><name>Tommie Hustle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03043482874006615458</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://www.simianuprising.com/tom/archives/only%20an%20idiot.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483382.post-9051294168587035301</id><published>2007-08-12T21:37:00.002-07:00</published><updated>2007-08-12T21:38:08.898-07:00</updated><title type='text'>How I GOT HERE PT III</title><summary type='text'>I know what you are asking, "Tommie, we are three posts in and you still haven't told us how you got back into Iraq."The easy anwser is that you can't stop my hustle! I can sell bacon to a pig. The real anwser is that one of the units I trained deployed to Iraq and they felt that the support that they were getting in Iraq was not up to the quality that they had gotten back home. As a result a </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/feeds/9051294168587035301/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8483382&amp;postID=9051294168587035301&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/9051294168587035301'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/9051294168587035301'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/2007/08/how-i-got-here-pt-iii.html' title='How I GOT HERE PT III'/><author><name>Tommie Hustle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03043482874006615458</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://www.simianuprising.com/tom/archives/only%20an%20idiot.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483382.post-3914665542613751571</id><published>2007-08-12T21:37:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2007-08-12T21:59:44.847-07:00</updated><title type='text'>How I got here PT II</title><summary type='text'>Well in reality, this manager had me nailed to the wall or so he thought.  The reality is that I am someone who documents everything.  My nature demands that emprical evidence needs to be present in all things.  So while he rambled, insseantly about the fact that I wasn't a team player I was sending detailed documentation with sources back to my true stateside managmement chain.  Had I not done </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/feeds/3914665542613751571/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8483382&amp;postID=3914665542613751571&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/3914665542613751571'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/3914665542613751571'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/2007/08/how-i-got-here-pt-ii.html' title='How I got here PT II'/><author><name>Tommie Hustle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03043482874006615458</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://www.simianuprising.com/tom/archives/only%20an%20idiot.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483382.post-696862204886950790</id><published>2007-08-12T21:34:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-08-12T21:37:08.536-07:00</updated><title type='text'>How I got here: PT1</title><summary type='text'>Well it's been a while since I've written on this thing and before I start into the weeds of this I suspect I need to go back to where I've been.Last time I was here in Iraq it was nothing short of a debacle.  To make a long story short I was kicked out of Iraq and banned from coming back.  This wasn't an Army decision mind you, this was a situation generated due to the fact that the manager I </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/feeds/696862204886950790/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8483382&amp;postID=696862204886950790&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/696862204886950790'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/696862204886950790'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/2007/08/how-i-got-here-pt1.html' title='How I got here: PT1'/><author><name>Tommie Hustle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03043482874006615458</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://www.simianuprising.com/tom/archives/only%20an%20idiot.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483382.post-8402001840743323787</id><published>2007-08-08T14:27:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-08-09T12:09:10.071-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Back  in the saddle</title><summary type='text'>It's been over a year since I've even looked at this blog which is funny because it was so much a part of my life for the past 4 years in some aspect.  I've just taken an opportunity to look back at this thing and I can tell that I have changed.  I think it's good that people write things down about themselves not so much in a quest for fame or notoriety like this blog tends to do but, in a way </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/feeds/8402001840743323787/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8483382&amp;postID=8402001840743323787&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/8402001840743323787'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/8402001840743323787'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/2007/08/blog-post.html' title='Back  in the saddle'/><author><name>Tommie Hustle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03043482874006615458</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://www.simianuprising.com/tom/archives/only%20an%20idiot.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483382.post-115097154217643234</id><published>2006-06-22T02:53:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-06-22T03:19:02.196-07:00</updated><title type='text'>From the Peanut Gallery - 22 Jun 2006</title><summary type='text'>Hi all I just figured I drop in to fill you all in on the who's and what's.Q. I hear you are back in Iraq.A. Yes, I've been back here for about 65 days or so, I was trying to fly under the radar on it and not let people know.  But with all things good news travels fast.Q. Are you going to start up your blog again?A. Not really, not becasue I don't want to but, I'm working a different mission this</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/feeds/115097154217643234/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8483382&amp;postID=115097154217643234&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/115097154217643234'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/115097154217643234'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/2006/06/from-peanut-gallery-22-jun-2006.html' title='From the Peanut Gallery - 22 Jun 2006'/><author><name>Tommie Hustle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03043482874006615458</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://www.simianuprising.com/tom/archives/only%20an%20idiot.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483382.post-113709064492098480</id><published>2006-01-12T11:20:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-01-12T11:32:40.030-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Holy Christ it's dog balls cold around here</title><summary type='text'>I believe dog balls it the proper scientific term for the level of cold around here.  I'm not fan of cold but this is a whole new level of cold.  Plus the phrase "central heating" is unknown to the Koreans.  They have these industrial space heater things to warm up big spaces (like resturants) and they don't turn them on until you show up so they will sit there in big coats and mittens until you </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/feeds/113709064492098480/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8483382&amp;postID=113709064492098480&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/113709064492098480'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/113709064492098480'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/2006/01/holy-christ-its-dog-balls-cold-around.html' title='Holy Christ it&apos;s dog balls cold around here'/><author><name>Tommie Hustle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03043482874006615458</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://www.simianuprising.com/tom/archives/only%20an%20idiot.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483382.post-113697362400221696</id><published>2006-01-11T02:30:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-01-11T06:02:15.530-07:00</updated><title type='text'>You are still at war dummy!</title><summary type='text'>I see why I keep getting these "plum" assignments. My company loves sending me places that are still at war.  It took about 25 hours on the road before I finally made it to my hotel in Osan.  Looking like military personnel has it's advantages.  The customs folks sent me to the US military customs gate and I kinda slipped through without all the fuss which was cool.I was picked up by a co-worker </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/feeds/113697362400221696/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8483382&amp;postID=113697362400221696&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/113697362400221696'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/113697362400221696'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/2006/01/you-are-still-at-war-dummy.html' title='You are still at war dummy!'/><author><name>Tommie Hustle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03043482874006615458</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://www.simianuprising.com/tom/archives/only%20an%20idiot.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483382.post-113652589679402353</id><published>2006-01-05T22:23:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-01-05T23:08:26.666-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Back Home</title><summary type='text'>I've been home for about the better part of a month now and I've just been letting things sink in.  I've been kicking myself for not keeping up with the blog as I should have especially since so many interesting and just plainly odd things have happened since the last time I've written in this space.  I fully intent to write about them all but I have to wait for the right time.Being home has been</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/feeds/113652589679402353/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8483382&amp;postID=113652589679402353&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/113652589679402353'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/113652589679402353'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/2006/01/back-home.html' title='Back Home'/><author><name>Tommie Hustle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03043482874006615458</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://www.simianuprising.com/tom/archives/only%20an%20idiot.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483382.post-113416407238625960</id><published>2005-12-09T12:59:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-12-14T19:13:39.503-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Rogue's Gallery: 0017 Lt. Col Munster</title><summary type='text'>The guys I have here are pretty low on the morale side I mean we have been kicked around and pretty much treated like shit by the Marines and our management. I've been between trying to corral these guys into some sort of competent engineering team with what we have and trying to stem the tide from full on mutiny.  Out of nowhere our saviour (of sorts) arrives.  When I was in Fallujah I was </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/feeds/113416407238625960/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8483382&amp;postID=113416407238625960&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/113416407238625960'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/113416407238625960'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/2005/12/rogues-gallery-0017-lt-col-munster.html' title='Rogue&apos;s Gallery: 0017 Lt. Col Munster'/><author><name>Tommie Hustle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03043482874006615458</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://www.simianuprising.com/tom/archives/only%20an%20idiot.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483382.post-113415740843869246</id><published>2005-12-09T12:40:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-12-09T12:43:28.440-07:00</updated><title type='text'>The Office</title><summary type='text'>As part of my ongoing incompentent town coverage I present to you our office.  This is pretty much all we have been given to work on a multi-million dollar pieces of gear.  And this was the word for word quote when I suggested to SNCO that it would be better for our gear if we were working inside."ESD, oh you can't get that out here."</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/feeds/113415740843869246/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8483382&amp;postID=113415740843869246&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/113415740843869246'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/113415740843869246'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/2005/12/office.html' title='The Office'/><author><name>Tommie Hustle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03043482874006615458</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://www.simianuprising.com/tom/archives/only%20an%20idiot.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483382.post-113415719378383525</id><published>2005-12-09T12:38:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-12-09T12:39:53.796-07:00</updated><title type='text'>The City</title><summary type='text'>One of the questions that is always asked of me is "How far are you from the Iraqis?" I never really tell people but, as you can see from this pic I'm not all that far.  Basically if you walk down that hill you are pretty much in the residential district.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/feeds/113415719378383525/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8483382&amp;postID=113415719378383525&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/113415719378383525'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/113415719378383525'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/2005/12/city.html' title='The City'/><author><name>Tommie Hustle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03043482874006615458</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://www.simianuprising.com/tom/archives/only%20an%20idiot.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483382.post-113406052477190757</id><published>2005-12-08T09:26:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-12-09T12:28:00.850-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Welcome to Incompentent town.</title><summary type='text'>As you all well know I haven't updated my blog in quite some time.  This has been mostly to the poor communications that I have had access to.  But, now that things have changed a bit I'm in a better position to update like I would like to.At anyrate welcome to Incompentent town. If you all have been paying attention I told you all way back that Maj. Dynamo is not someone you would want to cross </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/feeds/113406052477190757/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8483382&amp;postID=113406052477190757&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/113406052477190757'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/113406052477190757'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/2005/12/welcome-to-incompentent-town.html' title='Welcome to Incompentent town.'/><author><name>Tommie Hustle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03043482874006615458</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://www.simianuprising.com/tom/archives/only%20an%20idiot.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483382.post-113005019188719339</id><published>2005-10-22T23:48:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-10-23T00:21:48.483-07:00</updated><title type='text'>This is Bullshit: The aftermath</title><summary type='text'>Well it looks like I won't be going to Haditha but, it cost me. Because of my "poor teamworking ability" (read: ability to save my own ass) I got moved out of Fallujah and to a place called Taquaddam which sucks. This place has none of the facilities that I have set up and networked to get over the past year so I'm in the process of starting over. I am actually building a new office. When I say </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/feeds/113005019188719339/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8483382&amp;postID=113005019188719339&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/113005019188719339'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/113005019188719339'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/2005/10/this-is-bullshit-aftermath.html' title='This is Bullshit: The aftermath'/><author><name>Tommie Hustle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03043482874006615458</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://www.simianuprising.com/tom/archives/only%20an%20idiot.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483382.post-112939665569485671</id><published>2005-10-15T06:00:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-12-08T09:49:51.353-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Voter apprecation day</title><summary type='text'>Well here I am on another historical day (I guess) in Iraq.  Like it was last time it is really quiet around here.  I mean too quiet.  The last few weeks have been really hectic becasue everyone has been busy getting prepared for the elections.We have been running some serious overnighters here in Fallujah insuring that the comms that we support would work flawlessly today.  I'm pretty happy with</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/feeds/112939665569485671/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8483382&amp;postID=112939665569485671&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/112939665569485671'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/112939665569485671'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/2005/10/voter-apprecation-day.html' title='Voter apprecation day'/><author><name>Tommie Hustle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03043482874006615458</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://www.simianuprising.com/tom/archives/only%20an%20idiot.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483382.post-112931122020595196</id><published>2005-10-14T10:27:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-10-15T14:44:39.086-07:00</updated><title type='text'>This is some bullshit Geraldo!</title><summary type='text'>I am SO pissed right this minute. It has been my general rule not to let my displeasure show on the blog (hence why there haven't been may entries of late). They want me to go to back and forth from Hit and Haditha for the next 30 days.  I don't have that many days left in Iraq and they want to send me to two of the most dangerous places in the world.  I'm seriously thinking fuck the tax break </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/feeds/112931122020595196/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8483382&amp;postID=112931122020595196&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/112931122020595196'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/112931122020595196'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/2005/10/this-is-some-bullshit-geraldo.html' title='This is some bullshit Geraldo!'/><author><name>Tommie Hustle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03043482874006615458</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://www.simianuprising.com/tom/archives/only%20an%20idiot.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483382.post-112869364705096134</id><published>2005-10-07T06:44:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-10-07T07:00:50.686-07:00</updated><title type='text'>It's never that bad</title><summary type='text'>We had a guy at one of the units that I support kill himself the other day.  Young guy, I didn't know him, hell he was only here for two or three days.  There have been a couple guys try and kill themselves around here with varying degrees of success (or failure depending on how you look at it). Suicide is something I can't fathom even as difficult as my life has been at times I know that the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/feeds/112869364705096134/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8483382&amp;postID=112869364705096134&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/112869364705096134'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/112869364705096134'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/2005/10/its-never-that-bad.html' title='It&apos;s never that bad'/><author><name>Tommie Hustle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03043482874006615458</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://www.simianuprising.com/tom/archives/only%20an%20idiot.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483382.post-112840638939352576</id><published>2005-10-03T22:40:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-10-03T23:19:26.226-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Been doing this for a year now.</title><summary type='text'>Wow, it's crazy I've been doing this blog for a year now.  I actaully went back and took a look at some of my work.  I never really look at it but, I figured I'd take a quick scan to see where I was this time last year.  I can tell you this much I had no clue what the hell I was thinking.  Everyone changes overtime but, for me I feel like I've really changed, being here has turned me into a </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/feeds/112840638939352576/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8483382&amp;postID=112840638939352576&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/112840638939352576'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/112840638939352576'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/2005/10/been-doing-this-for-year-now.html' title='Been doing this for a year now.'/><author><name>Tommie Hustle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03043482874006615458</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://www.simianuprising.com/tom/archives/only%20an%20idiot.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483382.post-112750358590461491</id><published>2005-09-23T12:24:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-09-23T12:28:55.593-07:00</updated><title type='text'>The replacements</title><summary type='text'>Well I can tell the end is near my replacements are coming soon and they have three guys that are coming to replace me.  On one hand I'm like damn it takes three guys to replace me but on the other hand I'm like my company got over because that tells me I'm worth three times as much.  A sucker is me.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/feeds/112750358590461491/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8483382&amp;postID=112750358590461491&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/112750358590461491'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/112750358590461491'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/2005/09/replacements.html' title='The replacements'/><author><name>Tommie Hustle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03043482874006615458</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://www.simianuprising.com/tom/archives/only%20an%20idiot.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483382.post-112670196803470711</id><published>2005-09-14T05:04:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-09-14T05:46:08.120-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Rail Riders</title><summary type='text'>We have a term for people out here that are action junkies.  I mean everyone out here is an action junkie to some extent but some go further than others. Rail Riders come from the term "riding the rail" that is to get as close to the edge as you can without falling off.  Some guys I know take unecessary chances "ride the rail" so they can go back home and tell awesome war stories about when they </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/feeds/112670196803470711/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8483382&amp;postID=112670196803470711&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/112670196803470711'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/112670196803470711'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/2005/09/rail-riders.html' title='Rail Riders'/><author><name>Tommie Hustle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03043482874006615458</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://www.simianuprising.com/tom/archives/only%20an%20idiot.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483382.post-112663832837772293</id><published>2005-09-13T12:03:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-09-13T12:05:28.376-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Happy Birthday!</title><summary type='text'>D. Hustle Jr. you are two years old today! I remember 2 years ago to the hour I was holding you in my arms thinking you were the most amazing thing I had ever seen in my life.  I'll see you soonLove,Uncle Furious!</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/feeds/112663832837772293/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8483382&amp;postID=112663832837772293&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/112663832837772293'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/112663832837772293'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/2005/09/happy-birthday.html' title='Happy Birthday!'/><author><name>Tommie Hustle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03043482874006615458</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://www.simianuprising.com/tom/archives/only%20an%20idiot.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483382.post-112663798169657457</id><published>2005-09-13T11:41:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-09-13T12:08:14.343-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Blood and Sweat</title><summary type='text'>There are days that literally hate this place and this is a story of one of these days.  I was coming back to Fallujah from one of my countryside tours and when I got on the ground there was no one to pick me up from the LZ.  Well, I called the people that are supposed to give me a ride and they were like we don't have a ride for you *click*.  I'm like WTF? I am all over the country supporting </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/feeds/112663798169657457/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8483382&amp;postID=112663798169657457&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/112663798169657457'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/112663798169657457'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/2005/09/blood-and-sweat.html' title='Blood and Sweat'/><author><name>Tommie Hustle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03043482874006615458</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://www.simianuprising.com/tom/archives/only%20an%20idiot.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483382.post-112663642575769818</id><published>2005-09-13T11:17:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-09-13T11:33:45.766-07:00</updated><title type='text'>To anwser your question</title><summary type='text'>This question was asked from my last Peanut Gallery.  I haven't gotten much in questions lately so I figured I'd better ask it now.Why did you ask for an extention?I did the first six months to see how it was out here.  I mean part of me saw the money and there was another part of me to see what it was like to be in a war zone.  To see if what we saw on TV jived with what I experienced myself.  </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/feeds/112663642575769818/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8483382&amp;postID=112663642575769818&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/112663642575769818'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/112663642575769818'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/2005/09/to-anwser-your-question.html' title='To anwser your question'/><author><name>Tommie Hustle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03043482874006615458</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://www.simianuprising.com/tom/archives/only%20an%20idiot.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483382.post-112663429061963424</id><published>2005-09-13T10:50:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-09-13T10:58:10.630-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Rogue's Gallery: 0016 Shoulderman</title><summary type='text'>Shoulderman is a newguy that I work with.I call him shoulderman because he is always looking over my shoulder, man!I mean whatever I'm typing or looking at this guy is always on my screen.  It annoys me to no end.  I'm someone who tries my hardest not to look at other people's screens unless invited.  To me that's someone's personal time and I try to respect their space especially since we have </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/feeds/112663429061963424/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8483382&amp;postID=112663429061963424&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/112663429061963424'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/112663429061963424'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/2005/09/rogues-gallery-0016-shoulderman.html' title='Rogue&apos;s Gallery: 0016 Shoulderman'/><author><name>Tommie Hustle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03043482874006615458</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://www.simianuprising.com/tom/archives/only%20an%20idiot.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483382.post-112645963141035478</id><published>2005-09-11T10:25:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-09-11T10:27:11.410-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Anonymous be gone</title><summary type='text'>Sorry all only registerd users can comment.  Looks like the spam monster has invaded the site.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/feeds/112645963141035478/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8483382&amp;postID=112645963141035478&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/112645963141035478'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/112645963141035478'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/2005/09/anonymous-be-gone.html' title='Anonymous be gone'/><author><name>Tommie Hustle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03043482874006615458</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://www.simianuprising.com/tom/archives/only%20an%20idiot.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483382.post-112645903757491419</id><published>2005-09-11T09:58:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-09-11T10:17:17.620-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Rogue's Gallery: 0015 SSgt. Huckleberry</title><summary type='text'>SSgt Huckberry is on of the utility Marines that I work with, he has been a Godsend for me.  I'm the resident diesel mechanic around here and if you know me that should tell you had sad the situation is.  I'll tell anyone in a New York minute that I'm the smartest guy in the world.  Not becasue I know everything but, I know how to find someone else that knows what I need to know.  Back in the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/feeds/112645903757491419/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8483382&amp;postID=112645903757491419&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/112645903757491419'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/112645903757491419'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/2005/09/rogues-gallery-0015-ssgt-huckleberry.html' title='Rogue&apos;s Gallery: 0015 SSgt. Huckleberry'/><author><name>Tommie Hustle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03043482874006615458</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://www.simianuprising.com/tom/archives/only%20an%20idiot.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483382.post-112645639701016604</id><published>2005-09-11T09:22:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-09-11T09:33:18.703-07:00</updated><title type='text'>How you get on top.</title><summary type='text'>As I have said before if you have been keeping up when I came back from R&amp;R Falljah was in shambles and I was really down on this job.  I just kept pressing forward and doing what I needed to do Gentlemen,I have just returned to Camp Fallujah after a four month absence and here is what I have found. Thomas Johnson has supported our two UOC customers here, RCT-8 and 1/6 in an EXEMPLARY fashion. </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/feeds/112645639701016604/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8483382&amp;postID=112645639701016604&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/112645639701016604'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/112645639701016604'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/2005/09/how-you-get-on-top.html' title='How you get on top.'/><author><name>Tommie Hustle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03043482874006615458</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://www.simianuprising.com/tom/archives/only%20an%20idiot.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483382.post-112536851425935201</id><published>2005-08-29T15:46:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-08-29T19:21:54.320-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Ow my feet</title><summary type='text'>Anyone who has seen my feet know that view them is like winning the lotto.  In reverse, my feet in general are horrible but the contidions here are much worse I put powers and creams and all that jazz on them but they crack, itch, burn, and bleed daily.  The pain is incredible (and yes I've gone to the doctor) it's gotten so bad that I've gone out today and bought 30 pairs of socks.  I burned all</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/feeds/112536851425935201/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8483382&amp;postID=112536851425935201&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/112536851425935201'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/112536851425935201'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/2005/08/ow-my-feet.html' title='Ow my feet'/><author><name>Tommie Hustle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03043482874006615458</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://www.simianuprising.com/tom/archives/only%20an%20idiot.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483382.post-112506020349777535</id><published>2005-08-27T03:43:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-08-26T15:09:00.353-07:00</updated><title type='text'>From the Peanut Gallery - 08/25/2005</title><summary type='text'>Yes I'm back with a new edition of from the Peanut Gallery.  It's been a while so let's start with the most obvious question.Q: Why no post lately, it is the only way of know what you are doing and if you are ok.A:Well this is an answer that has three parts 1. The purpose of my blog was never to be a place for self-introspection or blithe narcissism.  The purpose of my blog has always been to </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/feeds/112506020349777535/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8483382&amp;postID=112506020349777535&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/112506020349777535'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/112506020349777535'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/2005/08/from-peanut-gallery-08252005.html' title='From the Peanut Gallery - 08/25/2005'/><author><name>Tommie Hustle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03043482874006615458</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://www.simianuprising.com/tom/archives/only%20an%20idiot.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483382.post-112508567221928740</id><published>2005-08-26T12:40:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-08-26T12:47:52.223-07:00</updated><title type='text'>This is Tommie:  All bad things come to an end too.</title><summary type='text'>Well, after the homecoming ball we didn't officially break up but the relationship was over emotionally.  I took her as low as she could go.  She still had the fact that she was smarter than me so that were her edge if she could beat me in school then she was ok so she put all her energy into being the smartest.  Around senior year I wasn't attracted to brains I was attracted to tits. So her </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/feeds/112508567221928740/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8483382&amp;postID=112508567221928740&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/112508567221928740'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/112508567221928740'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/2005/08/this-is-tommie-all-bad-things-come-to.html' title='This is Tommie:  All bad things come to an end too.'/><author><name>Tommie Hustle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03043482874006615458</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://www.simianuprising.com/tom/archives/only%20an%20idiot.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483382.post-112508509303579597</id><published>2005-08-26T12:36:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-08-26T12:38:13.036-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Rogue's Gallery: 0014 Desert Queen</title><summary type='text'>Oh what can I say about the Desert Queen.  She is a black lady who runs the laundry at one of the bases I frequent.  She is funny to me.  I’d say she is in her late 30s/early 40s or so she has this crazy long Barbie doll weave in her head.  Not that I have a problem with weave but let’s just say it isn’t well kept aside from that having an extra two or three pounds of horse tail on your head isn’</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/feeds/112508509303579597/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8483382&amp;postID=112508509303579597&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/112508509303579597'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/112508509303579597'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/2005/08/rogues-gallery-0014-desert-queen.html' title='Rogue&apos;s Gallery: 0014 Desert Queen'/><author><name>Tommie Hustle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03043482874006615458</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://www.simianuprising.com/tom/archives/only%20an%20idiot.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483382.post-112506851890306845</id><published>2005-08-26T07:36:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-08-26T12:12:01.213-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Out here, well it changes you.</title><summary type='text'>I suggest you read that link before you read the rest of my blog entry it makes more sense that way. But, if you don’t read it I’ll give you the summary. It talks about the difficulty that veterans are having as they return from the war. I can really empathize with them. I can understand one level at least what it is like for them. I in no way have experienced exactly what they have experienced </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/conditions/08/22/vets.trauma.trigger.ap/index.html' title='Out here, well it changes you.'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/feeds/112506851890306845/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8483382&amp;postID=112506851890306845&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/112506851890306845'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/112506851890306845'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/2005/08/out-here-well-it-changes-you.html' title='Out here, well it changes you.'/><author><name>Tommie Hustle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03043482874006615458</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://www.simianuprising.com/tom/archives/only%20an%20idiot.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483382.post-112506702400788897</id><published>2005-08-26T07:35:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-08-26T15:02:38.170-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Tommie Hu$tle:  asshole</title><summary type='text'>I have these dudes next door to me they are all cops, you know good old boy cops that came out here to ‘help the Iraqi police force’ but if they can pop a towel head or two that would suit them just fine as well.  At any rate when Mahi Mahi was here we used to listen to music. I listen to rap music and not that mainstream 106 and Park bullshit.  But, the real deal I listen to 666 Mafia, UGK, Too </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/feeds/112506702400788897/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8483382&amp;postID=112506702400788897&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/112506702400788897'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/112506702400788897'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/2005/08/tommie-hutle-asshole.html' title='Tommie Hu$tle:  asshole'/><author><name>Tommie Hustle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03043482874006615458</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://www.simianuprising.com/tom/archives/only%20an%20idiot.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483382.post-112393948027457442</id><published>2005-08-13T05:43:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-08-13T06:24:41.186-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Loss</title><summary type='text'>This has been a hard week for me both Ken Obi and Mahi Mahi are on their way home leaving me as the only guy still in Fallujah.  This place is crazy it's like an emotional intensifier.  Whatever emotion you feel for someone or something gets intensified becasue you don't have any reasonable way to get away from that thought (or sometimes that person).  Mahi Mahi and I were talking about this, </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/feeds/112393948027457442/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8483382&amp;postID=112393948027457442&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/112393948027457442'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/112393948027457442'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/2005/08/loss.html' title='Loss'/><author><name>Tommie Hustle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03043482874006615458</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://www.simianuprising.com/tom/archives/only%20an%20idiot.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483382.post-112393692209591913</id><published>2005-08-13T05:36:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-08-13T05:42:02.240-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Living Hell.</title><summary type='text'>We have been without power here on and off for the last two days. Can you imagine being in roughly 130°/54° temp with no AC.  I have never felt so awful, on top of that it's humid so it mind numbling hot and you are sweating what moisture you can afford like a pig. On top of the blistering sandstorms that have literally destroyed my sinuses, there is nothing you can do to get away from it.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/feeds/112393692209591913/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8483382&amp;postID=112393692209591913&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/112393692209591913'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/112393692209591913'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/2005/08/living-hell.html' title='Living Hell.'/><author><name>Tommie Hustle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03043482874006615458</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://www.simianuprising.com/tom/archives/only%20an%20idiot.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483382.post-112376863649150945</id><published>2005-08-11T03:55:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-08-11T06:57:16.573-07:00</updated><title type='text'>This is just crazy.</title><summary type='text'>How can it be hot, dry, and humid all at the same time.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/feeds/112376863649150945/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8483382&amp;postID=112376863649150945&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/112376863649150945'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/112376863649150945'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/2005/08/this-is-just-crazy.html' title='This is just crazy.'/><author><name>Tommie Hustle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03043482874006615458</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://www.simianuprising.com/tom/archives/only%20an%20idiot.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483382.post-112342003012914166</id><published>2005-08-07T02:59:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-08-07T06:07:14.180-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Plesant Suprise.</title><summary type='text'>Well yesterday I was in the office doing really pretty much nothing.  But you know how sometimes you get in the flow of doing nothing and that's all you want to do.  Well that's where I was.  Then the TACPhone rang (tactical phone), that means only one thing.  Something is broken, the TACPhone is only for military traffic only (in theory) I wasn't really in the mood to move or do anything so </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/feeds/112342003012914166/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8483382&amp;postID=112342003012914166&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/112342003012914166'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/112342003012914166'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/2005/08/plesant-suprise.html' title='Plesant Suprise.'/><author><name>Tommie Hustle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03043482874006615458</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://www.simianuprising.com/tom/archives/only%20an%20idiot.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483382.post-112321974859147741</id><published>2005-08-04T22:18:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-08-04T22:29:08.600-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Why Halliburton is the most corrupt corporation in the world.</title><summary type='text'>If you know me you know my utter contempt for that coporation, what it represents, and who it represents.  Outside of no bid contracts becasue of course Halliburtion is the only company that has the expertice in cleaing toilets, or cooking food in Iraq or bilking taxpayers out of billions in fradulent fuel charges(for the record gas costs about .85 a gallon in Kuwait retail and they were charging</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/feeds/112321974859147741/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8483382&amp;postID=112321974859147741&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/112321974859147741'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/112321974859147741'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/2005/08/why-halliburton-is-most-corrupt.html' title='Why Halliburton is the most corrupt corporation in the world.'/><author><name>Tommie Hustle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03043482874006615458</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://www.simianuprising.com/tom/archives/only%20an%20idiot.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483382.post-112321853120651745</id><published>2005-08-04T21:40:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-08-04T22:18:05.066-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Everytime Bad news comes from Iraq</title><summary type='text'>I get a call, or an email, of a smoke signal or something.  People always ask me if I know the people or if I was there or something like that. If I do or don't I never say.  I mean when I get the calls I'm not sure if family members have been notified and even then what is there to talk about? Whenever Marines or Soliders die there is a noticeable pall around the base.  It's like every Marine </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/feeds/112321853120651745/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8483382&amp;postID=112321853120651745&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/112321853120651745'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/112321853120651745'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/2005/08/everytime-bad-news-comes-from-iraq.html' title='Everytime Bad news comes from Iraq'/><author><name>Tommie Hustle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03043482874006615458</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://www.simianuprising.com/tom/archives/only%20an%20idiot.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483382.post-112287342299112959</id><published>2005-07-31T22:09:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-07-31T22:17:03.000-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Too hot to wear shorts</title><summary type='text'>God it's hot here. I mean other level type hot. I tried wearing shorts yesterday and the heat was burning my legs. The tempature hovers around 125(51) or so during the middle of the day and even at night it only cools down to about 110.  Only in the early morning hours does it creep below 100.  Between these cold winters and hot summers I don't see how anyone would want to live here.  Give me one</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/feeds/112287342299112959/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8483382&amp;postID=112287342299112959&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/112287342299112959'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/112287342299112959'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/2005/07/too-hot-to-wear-shorts.html' title='Too hot to wear shorts'/><author><name>Tommie Hustle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03043482874006615458</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://www.simianuprising.com/tom/archives/only%20an%20idiot.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483382.post-112277182144728689</id><published>2005-07-31T16:59:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-08-01T00:03:11.303-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Making the best out of a bad situation</title><summary type='text'>Since I've been back I've been crazy busy.  So much so that it doesn't leave me much time for anything let alone posting.  Besides I don't have much to post about.  Not that there aren't things going on because they most assuredly are but, it is against my policy to speak ill of people and situations here (on the blog at least) unless it is in the most extreme of situations.  I mean it's not all </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/feeds/112277182144728689/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8483382&amp;postID=112277182144728689&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/112277182144728689'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/112277182144728689'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/2005/07/making-best-out-of-bad-situation.html' title='Making the best out of a bad situation'/><author><name>Tommie Hustle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03043482874006615458</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://www.simianuprising.com/tom/archives/only%20an%20idiot.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483382.post-112141211980389833</id><published>2005-07-14T23:10:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-07-15T00:24:50.720-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Me and Mahi Mahi</title><summary type='text'>Outside at his attempts to kill me in various ways he and I are both trapped on this sinking ship.  The good thing is that we understand that the ship is sinking...quickly.  I think what a major problem here in this job is that people respect age more that they do skills.  I guess it's a problem everywhere and the unfortunatley engineers tend to respect technical acumen more than they do personal</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/feeds/112141211980389833/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8483382&amp;postID=112141211980389833&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/112141211980389833'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/112141211980389833'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/2005/07/me-and-mahi-mahi.html' title='Me and Mahi Mahi'/><author><name>Tommie Hustle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03043482874006615458</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://www.simianuprising.com/tom/archives/only%20an%20idiot.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483382.post-112128449749148290</id><published>2005-07-13T23:54:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-07-17T00:11:13.530-07:00</updated><title type='text'>And this is why I don't mess around with women in Iraq.</title><summary type='text'>People always ask me if I'm having sex here and I always say no.  People that know me find that very difficult to believe but to be honest they knew a different Tommie.  I love women but, I love money more and if I had to choose between the two there is a 85% chance I'd take the money.  Let me tell you about a guy I know who used to work here.  The guy was sharp as a tack good guy, nice to be </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/feeds/112128449749148290/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8483382&amp;postID=112128449749148290&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/112128449749148290'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/112128449749148290'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/2005/07/and-this-is-why-i-dont-mess-around.html' title='And this is why I don&apos;t mess around with women in Iraq.'/><author><name>Tommie Hustle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03043482874006615458</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://www.simianuprising.com/tom/archives/only%20an%20idiot.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483382.post-112128316016613492</id><published>2005-07-13T23:32:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-07-13T12:32:40.176-07:00</updated><title type='text'>You know the exact moment when you know you made a mistake?</title><summary type='text'>That's where I am now.  Because of the nature of the things that are going on here I can't talk about it unfortunately which sucks.  I'm stuck between a rock and a hard place with nowhere to go.  I hit the ground running and haven't stopped yet but, it isn't work that I'm doing per se it covering the asses of all the people that work with me.  It has been a pure shitstorm of issues that have come</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/feeds/112128316016613492/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8483382&amp;postID=112128316016613492&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/112128316016613492'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/112128316016613492'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/2005/07/you-know-exact-moment-when-you-know.html' title='You know the exact moment when you know you made a mistake?'/><author><name>Tommie Hustle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03043482874006615458</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://www.simianuprising.com/tom/archives/only%20an%20idiot.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483382.post-112084706839207900</id><published>2005-07-08T22:23:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-07-08T11:24:28.400-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Communication isn't it great</title><summary type='text'>This is another quick post to tell you all about Net2phone.  It is a Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) service that allows you to talk to someone via your PC for free.  It's pretty nifty I can (and have) called all over the world to speak to people and besides a 2 second delay (not bad figuring that I'm in Iraq) everything sounds great.  Try it outhttp://web.net2phone.com/consumer/commcenter/</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/feeds/112084706839207900/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8483382&amp;postID=112084706839207900&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/112084706839207900'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/112084706839207900'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/2005/07/communication-isnt-it-great.html' title='Communication isn&apos;t it great'/><author><name>Tommie Hustle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03043482874006615458</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://www.simianuprising.com/tom/archives/only%20an%20idiot.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483382.post-112082522807196345</id><published>2005-07-08T05:08:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-07-08T05:29:44.280-07:00</updated><title type='text'>I'm still alive.</title><summary type='text'>Man have I hit the ground running.  I'm still working on stories but, I also working on working.  Things have gone to pot since I left and it's up to me to fix it all.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/feeds/112082522807196345/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8483382&amp;postID=112082522807196345&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/112082522807196345'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/112082522807196345'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/2005/07/im-still-alive.html' title='I&apos;m still alive.'/><author><name>Tommie Hustle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03043482874006615458</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://www.simianuprising.com/tom/archives/only%20an%20idiot.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483382.post-111998651656067409</id><published>2005-06-28T22:20:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-06-28T12:21:56.610-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Topic 853</title><summary type='text'>It seems that many people don't realize I'm back in Iraq of course I never made it clear that I was going back in the blog and there were reasons for that but that is neither here nor there I'm here now and that is the way of the world but, I will give you one big reason I'm back here topic 853. Here is the kicker about this job if you don't stay a full 330 days then they tax you 40% of your </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/feeds/111998651656067409/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8483382&amp;postID=111998651656067409&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/111998651656067409'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/111998651656067409'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/2005/06/topic-853.html' title='Topic 853'/><author><name>Tommie Hustle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03043482874006615458</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://www.simianuprising.com/tom/archives/only%20an%20idiot.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483382.post-111997411750612554</id><published>2005-06-28T18:54:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-06-29T03:24:43.273-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Tommie Hustle, world traveler.</title><summary type='text'>On my way back to Kuwait I stopped of in Paris.  I was really excited about that I mean who wouldn't be it's Paris.  The city of mother fucking love man.  I mean Love, romance and all that heavy shit man! Well as alwasys reality has a different take on what that means.First of the people in France STINK and I mean STINK.  However, I don't think that is becasue of poor personal hygene I think it </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/feeds/111997411750612554/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8483382&amp;postID=111997411750612554&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/111997411750612554'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/111997411750612554'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/2005/06/tommie-hustle-world-traveler.html' title='Tommie Hustle, world traveler.'/><author><name>Tommie Hustle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03043482874006615458</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://www.simianuprising.com/tom/archives/only%20an%20idiot.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483382.post-111997205242589123</id><published>2005-06-28T18:20:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-06-28T08:20:52.430-07:00</updated><title type='text'>To all my Atlanta people that I stood up</title><summary type='text'>Sorry.Well there is more to it than that, I caught a nasty upper respritory infection on Wed and I was sick (as well as contagious) as a dog.  Didn't want to subject you all my ills.  I felt much better sharing it with passengers in a climate controlled plane.  So France that epidmic of URI you are dealing with.  It was me.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/feeds/111997205242589123/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8483382&amp;postID=111997205242589123&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/111997205242589123'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/111997205242589123'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/2005/06/to-all-my-atlanta-people-that-i-stood.html' title='To all my Atlanta people that I stood up'/><author><name>Tommie Hustle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03043482874006615458</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://www.simianuprising.com/tom/archives/only%20an%20idiot.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483382.post-111997592381078661</id><published>2005-06-28T07:24:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-06-28T14:20:30.033-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Tommie Hustle, International ladies man.</title><summary type='text'>I love the ladies, this much is common knowledge. If anything I can be (and have been) guilty of choosing style over substance. T-Money used to get on me about that all the time. While his is an old school player his is also the one in my crew most likely to sum up a woman by her inner beauty.  It's a funny statement if you know him but, it's true. He has that type of wisdom that he let's loose </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/feeds/111997592381078661/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8483382&amp;postID=111997592381078661&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/111997592381078661'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/111997592381078661'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/2005/06/tommie-hustle-international-ladies-man.html' title='Tommie Hustle, International ladies man.'/><author><name>Tommie Hustle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03043482874006615458</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://www.simianuprising.com/tom/archives/only%20an%20idiot.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483382.post-111975805174290366</id><published>2005-06-26T18:52:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-06-25T20:54:11.750-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Time travel</title><summary type='text'>The wildest thing about traveling from the States to the middle east is that somewhere between The States and the Middle East you lose a day.  It seems a bit unfair that you start on the 24 and you end up where you have to be on the 26 it is almost like God stole a day from you for being bad or something.On top of that my damn Iraqi watch went dead went I got into Kuwait.  That sucked alot.  I </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/feeds/111975805174290366/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8483382&amp;postID=111975805174290366&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/111975805174290366'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/111975805174290366'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/2005/06/time-travel.html' title='Time travel'/><author><name>Tommie Hustle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03043482874006615458</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://www.simianuprising.com/tom/archives/only%20an%20idiot.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483382.post-111939625595973405</id><published>2005-06-21T15:31:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-06-21T16:24:16.063-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Friday night</title><summary type='text'>Friday was probably the best night of my life.  When I came home my brother invited me to go out with him to a professional happy hour.  To many people this is normal to hang out with their siblings.  Well for me it isn't my brother NEVER and I mean NEVER goes out. When I got back to Atlanta my brother said that we were going to a work affair of his just the two of us.  I was in pure heaven.  My </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/feeds/111939625595973405/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8483382&amp;postID=111939625595973405&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/111939625595973405'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/111939625595973405'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/2005/06/friday-night.html' title='Friday night'/><author><name>Tommie Hustle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03043482874006615458</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://www.simianuprising.com/tom/archives/only%20an%20idiot.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483382.post-111885744535721111</id><published>2005-06-15T10:16:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-06-15T10:44:05.480-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Shellshocked</title><summary type='text'>I reluctantly went out with some friends about a week ago and one of my friends commented that I'm shellshocked because I seemed like I was having an awful time while I was out with them.  This was counter to the hard partying Tommie Hustle that they had come to know.  I think one issue was the fact that it was Scottsdale.  I haven't had a good time in Scottsdale since I first moved to Arizona.  </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/feeds/111885744535721111/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8483382&amp;postID=111885744535721111&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/111885744535721111'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/111885744535721111'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/2005/06/shellshocked.html' title='Shellshocked'/><author><name>Tommie Hustle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03043482874006615458</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://www.simianuprising.com/tom/archives/only%20an%20idiot.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483382.post-111833173946670565</id><published>2005-06-09T08:30:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-06-09T08:42:19.476-07:00</updated><title type='text'>At your age</title><summary type='text'>The ravages of time are starting to hit me folks.  I went to the eye doctor this week and my vision has gone from 20/20 to 20/15.  She told me that at this time I don't NEED glasses but at your age is when your vision starts to deterorite.  She told me that I have another 10 years or so before I will NEED reading glasses and from there it will just be a slow progression to blindness.Then I went </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/feeds/111833173946670565/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8483382&amp;postID=111833173946670565&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/111833173946670565'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/111833173946670565'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/2005/06/at-your-age.html' title='At your age'/><author><name>Tommie Hustle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03043482874006615458</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://www.simianuprising.com/tom/archives/only%20an%20idiot.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483382.post-111826141736521370</id><published>2005-06-08T13:02:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-06-08T13:15:32.133-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Being home is cool and it sucks as well</title><summary type='text'>Trying to handle some business affairs really can suck.  I think that some business should be ashamed of the way that they have treated me since I have returned.  If this is typical of how they treat people who come back from Iraq.  I can tell you that Captial One Auto Finance and State Farm have been more than helpful to me while I try to handle affairs with them.  My mortgage company Equity One</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/feeds/111826141736521370/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8483382&amp;postID=111826141736521370&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/111826141736521370'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/111826141736521370'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/2005/06/being-home-is-cool-and-it-sucks-as.html' title='Being home is cool and it sucks as well'/><author><name>Tommie Hustle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03043482874006615458</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://www.simianuprising.com/tom/archives/only%20an%20idiot.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483382.post-111807188777735214</id><published>2005-06-06T08:29:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-06-06T08:31:27.783-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Well after being home for a few days</title><summary type='text'>I can tell you that I sleep alot.  My sleep cycles are all over the place.  I haven't made one night where I was up past 7:30.  Oh and drinking, you can forget it.  I had maybe three sips of three drinks since I have been home and everytime I hit the bed right away. I'm just really enjoying resting really.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/feeds/111807188777735214/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8483382&amp;postID=111807188777735214&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/111807188777735214'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/111807188777735214'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/2005/06/well-after-being-home-for-few-days.html' title='Well after being home for a few days'/><author><name>Tommie Hustle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03043482874006615458</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://www.simianuprising.com/tom/archives/only%20an%20idiot.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483382.post-111780480412318470</id><published>2005-06-03T06:16:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-06-03T06:20:04.133-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Back home</title><summary type='text'>Well I made it back home on Tuesday night and I've been spending the last few days really getting myself together.  I've been a wreck mostly, when I'm not running around trying to manage clusterfucks with my accounts and things like that I'm dog tired.  It's kinda crappy really.  I'll probably post in bits and pieces during the next two weeks or so.  It's funny because some of my blog friends are</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/feeds/111780480412318470/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8483382&amp;postID=111780480412318470&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/111780480412318470'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/111780480412318470'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/2005/06/back-home.html' title='Back home'/><author><name>Tommie Hustle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03043482874006615458</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://www.simianuprising.com/tom/archives/only%20an%20idiot.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483382.post-111740797460300914</id><published>2005-05-30T03:02:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-05-29T17:13:18.936-07:00</updated><title type='text'>The most terrifying day in Iraq</title><summary type='text'>Ken Obi, Mahi Mahi, and I were walking from one of our sites and we see the large thing moving slowly about 50 meters away. What saw that it was a LARGE and when I say large I'm talking 8ft(1.5m) 800lbs (350kg) LARGE. Talk about being overcome with fear we were walking and were looking at a Komodo Dragon for those that don't know what a Komodo Dragon looks like here is your hint.From my years of </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/feeds/111740797460300914/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8483382&amp;postID=111740797460300914&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/111740797460300914'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/111740797460300914'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/2005/05/most-terrifying-day-in-iraq.html' title='The most terrifying day in Iraq'/><author><name>Tommie Hustle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03043482874006615458</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://www.simianuprising.com/tom/archives/only%20an%20idiot.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483382.post-111740503861113087</id><published>2005-05-30T01:17:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-05-29T15:17:18.616-07:00</updated><title type='text'>More Insect love!</title><summary type='text'>Well fun as always I was working and I heard the sound something rather large running around.  Well I look on the ground and see thisThen I hear something behind me and I see this.I had not 1 but 2 Camel spiders in my office.  The pictures don't give you a true representation of the size but I had to snap fast because they are freaking fast! They aren't as big as this picture seems to imply.  But</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/feeds/111740503861113087/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8483382&amp;postID=111740503861113087&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/111740503861113087'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/111740503861113087'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/2005/05/more-insect-love.html' title='More Insect love!'/><author><name>Tommie Hustle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03043482874006615458</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://www.simianuprising.com/tom/archives/only%20an%20idiot.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483382.post-111740407577378670</id><published>2005-05-30T00:57:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-05-29T15:01:15.803-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Instant Messenger is open</title><summary type='text'>Hey my IM is up and running so you can get at me if you want to!</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/feeds/111740407577378670/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8483382&amp;postID=111740407577378670&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/111740407577378670'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/111740407577378670'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/2005/05/instant-messenger-is-open.html' title='Instant Messenger is open'/><author><name>Tommie Hustle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03043482874006615458</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://www.simianuprising.com/tom/archives/only%20an%20idiot.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483382.post-111734690715051553</id><published>2005-05-29T09:08:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-05-28T23:08:27.156-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Things you notice when you get out of Iraq</title><summary type='text'>You fucking STINK!  God, I didn't realize how bad I smelled.  I mean I knew I smelled bad but that was smelling bad around other bad smellers.  But, once you get around civilized people you realize how bad you actually smell.  It was awful.  I can't believe that I let myself live like that.  SO GROSS.   And my feet, disgusting.  It was sick the things that were between my toes.  I don't know what</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/feeds/111734690715051553/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8483382&amp;postID=111734690715051553&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/111734690715051553'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/111734690715051553'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/2005/05/things-you-notice-when-you-get-out-of.html' title='Things you notice when you get out of Iraq'/><author><name>Tommie Hustle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03043482874006615458</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://www.simianuprising.com/tom/archives/only%20an%20idiot.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483382.post-111734350204911444</id><published>2005-05-29T08:11:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-05-28T22:11:42.050-07:00</updated><title type='text'>If you are reading this then...</title><summary type='text'>In the early morning hours of May 29 I boarded a flight that left from Iraq and landed in Kuwait.  It feels so damn good to be alive again!</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/feeds/111734350204911444/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8483382&amp;postID=111734350204911444&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/111734350204911444'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/111734350204911444'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/2005/05/if-you-are-reading-this-then.html' title='If you are reading this then...'/><author><name>Tommie Hustle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03043482874006615458</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://www.simianuprising.com/tom/archives/only%20an%20idiot.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483382.post-111716885236457595</id><published>2005-05-27T08:40:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-05-26T21:40:52.373-07:00</updated><title type='text'>A little bit of smacky face</title><summary type='text'>Here is a nice article on torture.  It's nice to know what does and doesn't define torture.  You never know when you might have to use it.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/feeds/111716885236457595/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8483382&amp;postID=111716885236457595&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/111716885236457595'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/111716885236457595'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/2005/05/little-bit-of-smacky-face.html' title='A little bit of smacky face'/><author><name>Tommie Hustle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03043482874006615458</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://www.simianuprising.com/tom/archives/only%20an%20idiot.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483382.post-111711407514302016</id><published>2005-05-26T20:06:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-05-26T21:06:26.190-07:00</updated><title type='text'>This is Tommie - Royal Ass.</title><summary type='text'>Now then around the mid end of the 12th grade I started to actually feel popular. At my school there were three different spheres of popular the athlete sphere that's where Jason was the hood/ghetto/slum/gangster sphere I didn't fuck with them they were drug dealers and junior killers the just kind cool sphere and the “he wouldn't be cool if he didn't have a car” sphere that's where I was so my </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/feeds/111711407514302016/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8483382&amp;postID=111711407514302016&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/111711407514302016'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/111711407514302016'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/2005/05/this-is-tommie-royal-ass.html' title='This is Tommie - Royal Ass.'/><author><name>Tommie Hustle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03043482874006615458</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://www.simianuprising.com/tom/archives/only%20an%20idiot.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483382.post-111711365088003389</id><published>2005-05-26T17:18:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-05-26T06:51:25.060-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Happy Birthday Dad!</title><summary type='text'>                                                                ______  __                             ___  / / /_____ _____________________  ____  /_/ /_  __ `/__  __ \__  __ \_  / / /_  __  / / /_/ /__  /_/ /_  /_/ /  /_/ //_/ /_/  \__,_/ _  .___/_  .___/_\__, /              /_/     /_/     /____/ ______ _____       ___________ _________                        _________________  /____(_)_______</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/feeds/111711365088003389/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8483382&amp;postID=111711365088003389&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/111711365088003389'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/111711365088003389'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/2005/05/happy-birthday-dad.html' title='Happy Birthday Dad!'/><author><name>Tommie Hustle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03043482874006615458</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://www.simianuprising.com/tom/archives/only%20an%20idiot.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483382.post-111711340303998109</id><published>2005-05-26T17:11:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-05-26T06:17:09.816-07:00</updated><title type='text'>This is Tommie - Tommie finds religion</title><summary type='text'>I’ll have to step back in time a bit for this one a lot of this occurs within the 11th and 12th grade so the part is really not consistent with the timeline that I have presented so far.  Between the ages of probably 13 and 16 or so I was a full on atheist.  J was one as well and that was our little inside joke.  We would make fun of all the holier-than-thou folks at our school. It was fun for a </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/feeds/111711340303998109/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8483382&amp;postID=111711340303998109&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/111711340303998109'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/111711340303998109'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/2005/05/this-is-tommie-tommie-finds-religion.html' title='This is Tommie - Tommie finds religion'/><author><name>Tommie Hustle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03043482874006615458</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://www.simianuprising.com/tom/archives/only%20an%20idiot.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483382.post-111705809013984523</id><published>2005-05-26T01:49:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-05-25T14:54:50.146-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Keeping the world safe Thug style</title><summary type='text'>Here is the face of one of the smartest individuals in Iraq.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/feeds/111705809013984523/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8483382&amp;postID=111705809013984523&amp;isPopup=true' title='5 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/111705809013984523'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/111705809013984523'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/2005/05/keeping-world-safe-thug-style.html' title='Keeping the world safe Thug style'/><author><name>Tommie Hustle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03043482874006615458</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://www.simianuprising.com/tom/archives/only%20an%20idiot.jpg'/></author><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483382.post-111687507941500567</id><published>2005-05-23T22:58:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-05-24T17:52:43.880-07:00</updated><title type='text'>When your government doesn't care about you.</title><summary type='text'>Contractor deaths in Iraq prove difficult to trackDUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — There are 50,000 to 100,000 contractors working in Iraq, experts believe, though reliable estimates are hard to come by.Private security personnel are thought to account for as many as 20,000 of those, or more than all U.S. coalition partners together.The number of contractors killed is just as difficult to pin </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/feeds/111687507941500567/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8483382&amp;postID=111687507941500567&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/111687507941500567'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/111687507941500567'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/2005/05/when-your-government-doesnt-care-about.html' title='When your government doesn&apos;t care about you.'/><author><name>Tommie Hustle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03043482874006615458</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://www.simianuprising.com/tom/archives/only%20an%20idiot.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483382.post-111677553683503121</id><published>2005-05-22T19:19:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-05-23T04:03:03.786-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Get your weekly conspiracy right here!</title><summary type='text'>Ten Reasons Why You Should Never Accept a Diamond Ring from Anyone, Under Any Circumstances, Even If They Really Want to Give You One (2/14/02)By Liz Stanton, CPE Staff Economist1. You've Been Psychologically Conditioned To Want a DiamondThe diamond engagement ring is a 63-year-old invention of N.W.Ayer advertising agency. The De Beers diamond cartel contracted N.W.Ayer to create a demand for </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/feeds/111677553683503121/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8483382&amp;postID=111677553683503121&amp;isPopup=true' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/111677553683503121'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/111677553683503121'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/2005/05/get-your-weekly-conspiracy-right-here.html' title='Get your weekly conspiracy right here!'/><author><name>Tommie Hustle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03043482874006615458</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://www.simianuprising.com/tom/archives/only%20an%20idiot.jpg'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483382.post-111671727416286870</id><published>2005-05-22T03:09:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-05-22T02:20:55.976-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Another personality test</title><summary type='text'>I love these things.  After you take it please leave a comment and let us know it if was right or not.  I think mine was.ENTP - "Inventor". Enthusiastic interest in everything and always sensitive to possibilities. Non-conformist and innovative. 3.2% of the total population.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/feeds/111671727416286870/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8483382&amp;postID=111671727416286870&amp;isPopup=true' title='7 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/111671727416286870'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/111671727416286870'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/2005/05/another-personality-test.html' title='Another personality test'/><author><name>Tommie Hustle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03043482874006615458</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://www.simianuprising.com/tom/archives/only%20an%20idiot.jpg'/></author><thr:total>7</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483382.post-111671355407837850</id><published>2005-05-22T02:07:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-05-21T15:12:34.083-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Things I know that I probably shouldn't know.</title><summary type='text'>You can get an AK-47 in town for about 50 American dollars. If you want matching serial numbers it will cost you 70 comes with 2 clips.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/feeds/111671355407837850/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8483382&amp;postID=111671355407837850&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/111671355407837850'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/111671355407837850'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/2005/05/things-i-know-that-i-probably-shouldnt.html' title='Things I know that I probably shouldn&apos;t know.'/><author><name>Tommie Hustle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03043482874006615458</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://www.simianuprising.com/tom/archives/only%20an%20idiot.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483382.post-111503482379904518</id><published>2005-05-22T01:59:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-05-21T15:26:13.513-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Tommie Hustle AKA internet hero</title><summary type='text'>Today my friends we will learn about firefox and extensions. I have so led you all astray. Giving you firefox without extensions is like being a Jedi and not knowing how to use the Force.Extensions like the word says extends the functionality of the bowser. Extensions are small add-ons that add new functionality to Firefox. They can add anything from a toolbar button to a completely new feature. </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/feeds/111503482379904518/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8483382&amp;postID=111503482379904518&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/111503482379904518'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/111503482379904518'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/2005/05/tommie-hustle-aka-internet-hero.html' title='Tommie Hustle AKA internet hero'/><author><name>Tommie Hustle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03043482874006615458</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://www.simianuprising.com/tom/archives/only%20an%20idiot.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483382.post-111663646435572363</id><published>2005-05-21T04:42:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-05-20T17:48:31.573-07:00</updated><title type='text'>More Great AIDS prevention ads</title><summary type='text'>This is a great ad that promotes safe sex.  The thing I like about it is that it gives you the message in postive way instead of trying to trying to terrify people into not having sex.Have fun with it and take notes I know I did.PS: This isn't safe for work.This post: Dan approved</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/feeds/111663646435572363/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8483382&amp;postID=111663646435572363&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/111663646435572363'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/111663646435572363'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/2005/05/more-great-aids-prevention-ads.html' title='More Great AIDS prevention ads'/><author><name>Tommie Hustle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03043482874006615458</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://www.simianuprising.com/tom/archives/only%20an%20idiot.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483382.post-111659779341624774</id><published>2005-05-20T17:57:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-05-20T08:22:47.120-07:00</updated><title type='text'>To you my #1 fan.</title><summary type='text'>It's weird to say but I have fans. It is so surreal to me. People that know me in physical life know that I can be pompus and admittatly a bit of an ass. It's all in my nature. But, when it comes to this blog I am really humble about it. That isn't an act even though I write this blog I am often amazed at the fact that it has struck a cord with so many people, so many places, across the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/feeds/111659779341624774/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8483382&amp;postID=111659779341624774&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/111659779341624774'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/111659779341624774'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/2005/05/to-you-my-1-fan.html' title='To you my #1 fan.'/><author><name>Tommie Hustle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03043482874006615458</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://www.simianuprising.com/tom/archives/only%20an%20idiot.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483382.post-111642161950750988</id><published>2005-05-18T06:06:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-05-18T06:06:59.513-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'></summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/feeds/111642161950750988/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8483382&amp;postID=111642161950750988&amp;isPopup=true' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/111642161950750988'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/111642161950750988'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/2005/05/free-image-hosting-at-wwwimageshackus.html' title=''/><author><name>Tommie Hustle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03043482874006615458</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://www.simianuprising.com/tom/archives/only%20an%20idiot.jpg'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483382.post-111632533405086706</id><published>2005-05-17T14:16:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-05-17T03:22:14.063-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Beware Popo Bawa the sex demon!</title><summary type='text'>By William Maclean CHAKE CHAKE, Tanzania (Reuters) - Mohammed Juma starts to sweat and fidget as he recalls his rape by Popo Bawa, the most feared spirit-monster of the Zanzibar spice islands."We believe reading the Koran is our only defense, nothing else," says the 41-year-old driver and father of four. "But Popo Bawa is real, and well prepared."Vacationers on the Indian Ocean islands tend to </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/feeds/111632533405086706/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8483382&amp;postID=111632533405086706&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/111632533405086706'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/111632533405086706'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/2005/05/beware-popo-bawa-sex-demon.html' title='Beware Popo Bawa the sex demon!'/><author><name>Tommie Hustle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03043482874006615458</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://www.simianuprising.com/tom/archives/only%20an%20idiot.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483382.post-111626636892408509</id><published>2005-05-16T21:54:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-05-16T18:30:08.016-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Interesting Set of Articles</title><summary type='text'>On Class Structure in America from the New York Times. This is the type of reading I truely enjoy if I had life to do over again I would spend it pondering the nature of civilization.That being said you have to register and NYT to read the article. Tommie Hu$tle doesn't register for a damn thing! I will share with you all another secret of the internet. Bugmenot is a website with fake </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/feeds/111626636892408509/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8483382&amp;postID=111626636892408509&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/111626636892408509'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/111626636892408509'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/2005/05/interesting-set-of-articles.html' title='Interesting Set of Articles'/><author><name>Tommie Hustle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03043482874006615458</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://www.simianuprising.com/tom/archives/only%20an%20idiot.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483382.post-111625190718479924</id><published>2005-05-16T17:53:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-05-16T06:58:27.220-07:00</updated><title type='text'>The application of pain</title><summary type='text'>I have pieces of sand trapped in the fold of my ear.  Right where my ear connects to my head. My fingers are too large to dig it out and I cannot make my hand bend in a way that allows me to scoop out the sand.  This sand is cutting in my ear like glass I've taken four showers and I still cannot get the sand to come out.  It hurts like a SOB.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/feeds/111625190718479924/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8483382&amp;postID=111625190718479924&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/111625190718479924'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/111625190718479924'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/2005/05/application-of-pain.html' title='The application of pain'/><author><name>Tommie Hustle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03043482874006615458</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://www.simianuprising.com/tom/archives/only%20an%20idiot.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483382.post-111624014109594697</id><published>2005-05-16T14:40:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-05-16T11:22:13.600-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Let's take a tour and see why I don't</title><summary type='text'> This is some of the design in an Iraqi home. The center piece was probably some solid gold mantle that was looted during the riots.This is the other door to the house. They had some beautiful glass designs in the home that I really liked. I wouldn't to it for my home but it looked really good.Some Arabic script. I don't know what it is saying but, I do know that the US is supposed to leave as </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/feeds/111624014109594697/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8483382&amp;postID=111624014109594697&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/111624014109594697'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/111624014109594697'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/2005/05/lets-take-tour-and-see-why-i-dont.html' title='Let&apos;s take a tour and see why I don&apos;t'/><author><name>Tommie Hustle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03043482874006615458</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://www.simianuprising.com/tom/archives/only%20an%20idiot.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483382.post-111623714877583581</id><published>2005-05-16T13:47:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-05-16T15:56:24.806-07:00</updated><title type='text'>This is when the job starts to become not worth it.</title><summary type='text'>As you all well know I'm not fan of cold weather but, I do see the benefits of cold weather. Primarily being that insects tend to stay dormant around that time of the year. Anyone who has been to the middle east can tell you when night time comes the wild life comes out. Snakes, spiders, flies (god the files), biting gnats, scarabs, beetles, rats, bats, mice, foxes, hyenas, and mosquitos. That is</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/feeds/111623714877583581/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8483382&amp;postID=111623714877583581&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/111623714877583581'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/111623714877583581'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/2005/05/this-is-when-job-starts-to-become-not.html' title='This is when the job starts to become not worth it.'/><author><name>Tommie Hustle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03043482874006615458</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://www.simianuprising.com/tom/archives/only%20an%20idiot.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483382.post-111623668403414029</id><published>2005-05-16T13:39:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-05-16T03:22:29.206-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Cribs Iraqi style: The Alamo</title><summary type='text'>The Alamo is another one of the places I lay my head during travel. This place is basically an apartment complex that was for Iraqi soliders. Well after the Troops handed the soliders their eviction notice they moved in.The front of the Alamo.The front door.The courtyard.My bed.Sitting Area.Not much to it.  It's one of the nicer places that I live in but, it can get crowded.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/feeds/111623668403414029/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8483382&amp;postID=111623668403414029&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/111623668403414029'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/111623668403414029'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/2005/05/cribs-iraqi-style-alamo.html' title='Cribs Iraqi style: The Alamo'/><author><name>Tommie Hustle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03043482874006615458</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://www.simianuprising.com/tom/archives/only%20an%20idiot.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483382.post-111623580226248620</id><published>2005-05-16T13:24:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-05-16T02:30:02.276-07:00</updated><title type='text'>This is Tommie -  Babies don't wait.</title><summary type='text'>Well I think we stayed broken up for a few weeks before I could grovel my way back into her life (she was probably just horny). It is around the time the right before first Gulf War was going to jump off and kids my age (as well as parents) were freaking out. We didn't know if there was going to be a draft or anything.  It was kind of a scary time to be a 17 or 18-year-old boy.  I mean Bush was </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/feeds/111623580226248620/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8483382&amp;postID=111623580226248620&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/111623580226248620'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/111623580226248620'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/2005/05/this-is-tommie-babies-dont-wait.html' title='This is Tommie -  Babies don&apos;t wait.'/><author><name>Tommie Hustle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03043482874006615458</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://www.simianuprising.com/tom/archives/only%20an%20idiot.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483382.post-111599225838606803</id><published>2005-05-13T17:45:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-05-13T08:49:35.556-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Firefox Critical update - get it now!</title><summary type='text'>From Mozillazine More Details on Arbitrary Code Execution VulnerabilityMonday May 9th, 2005Yesterday, we reported that an arbitrary code execution vulnerability has been discovered in Mozilla Firefox. Today, the Mozilla Foundation published an advisory, MFSA 2005-42, which we urge all our readers to examine carefully. In summary, there are two separate issues that can be combined to execute </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/feeds/111599225838606803/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8483382&amp;postID=111599225838606803&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/111599225838606803'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/111599225838606803'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/2005/05/firefox-critical-update-get-it-now.html' title='Firefox Critical update - get it now!'/><author><name>Tommie Hustle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03043482874006615458</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://www.simianuprising.com/tom/archives/only%20an%20idiot.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483382.post-111598769554088080</id><published>2005-05-13T16:30:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-05-13T05:43:15.663-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Tommie Hu$tle presents - Cribs Iraqi style: Frat House</title><summary type='text'>The single most often asked question I get is where/how do you live so I'm starting a new edition called Cribs. As some of you may know I travel the country a lot and I live in very different environments and locations. I've sat on actually sending up pictures of these places just becasue I didn't have the energy to actually snap a picture.So let me introduce you to my Cribs. This place is known </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/feeds/111598769554088080/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8483382&amp;postID=111598769554088080&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/111598769554088080'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/111598769554088080'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/2005/05/tommie-hutle-presents-cribs-iraqi.html' title='Tommie Hu$tle presents - Cribs Iraqi style: Frat House'/><author><name>Tommie Hustle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03043482874006615458</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://www.simianuprising.com/tom/archives/only%20an%20idiot.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483382.post-111598323486334184</id><published>2005-05-13T15:16:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-05-13T04:21:27.906-07:00</updated><title type='text'>God my head hurts so bad</title><summary type='text'>I got caught out in the middle of probably the worst sandstorm since I have been here. Sandstoms are horrible because they kick up sand that you have to breath through to get air. As a result of all the sand you get less oxygen, less oxygen equals less life. You can see where I'm going with this. We were caught out without our masks and were forced to breath pure cane sand for hours. My sinuses </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/feeds/111598323486334184/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8483382&amp;postID=111598323486334184&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/111598323486334184'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/111598323486334184'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/2005/05/god-my-head-hurts-so-bad.html' title='God my head hurts so bad'/><author><name>Tommie Hustle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03043482874006615458</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://www.simianuprising.com/tom/archives/only%20an%20idiot.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483382.post-111598271265738346</id><published>2005-05-13T15:10:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-05-13T04:11:52.663-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Good feeing, bad feeling, worse feeling</title><summary type='text'>Good Feeling - Taking a showerBad Feeling - Watching live bugs fall off your naked bodyWorse Feeling - Wondering how long said bugs have been on your body.Just another day in Pardise.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/feeds/111598271265738346/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8483382&amp;postID=111598271265738346&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/111598271265738346'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/111598271265738346'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/2005/05/good-feeing-bad-feeling-worse-feeling.html' title='Good feeing, bad feeling, worse feeling'/><author><name>Tommie Hustle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03043482874006615458</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://www.simianuprising.com/tom/archives/only%20an%20idiot.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483382.post-111576181939058712</id><published>2005-05-11T01:42:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-05-10T14:50:19.736-07:00</updated><title type='text'>I am the traveler</title><summary type='text'>As part of my job I travel a great deal.  It is wild I was talking to one lady and I had Al Asad on it.  It is one of the places I have been too.  She was asked me if I had been there and she was excited to share with me that she had been there once.  Then it dawned on me that I travel at a rate that is MUCH greater than the average American in Iraq.  Most people here go to one base and they stay</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/feeds/111576181939058712/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8483382&amp;postID=111576181939058712&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/111576181939058712'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/111576181939058712'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/2005/05/i-am-traveler.html' title='I am the traveler'/><author><name>Tommie Hustle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03043482874006615458</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://www.simianuprising.com/tom/archives/only%20an%20idiot.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483382.post-111575995433130105</id><published>2005-05-11T01:14:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-05-10T14:19:14.450-07:00</updated><title type='text'>This is Tommie -  Playa Playa</title><summary type='text'>Well the summer came and I was already set with school and senior year was basically a cakewalk I had already met all my requirements for graduation except my last year of English so I was just at school for fun.  Well during the summer she wanted to try to convince me to go to Dartmouth with her.  The more she talked about it the more I didn't want to hear that shit.  I was like you could have </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/feeds/111575995433130105/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8483382&amp;postID=111575995433130105&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/111575995433130105'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/111575995433130105'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/2005/05/this-is-tommie-playa-playa.html' title='This is Tommie -  Playa Playa'/><author><name>Tommie Hustle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03043482874006615458</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://www.simianuprising.com/tom/archives/only%20an%20idiot.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483382.post-111568969035146280</id><published>2005-05-10T17:43:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-05-09T18:50:35.846-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Now then this is a real holiday worth celebrating.</title><summary type='text'>Brazilian Town Declares Orgasm DayMon May 9, 4:34 PM ETRIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Sex rarely makes the news in Brazil's conservative Northeast — until a small town declared an official Orgasm Day on Monday.Espertantina Mayor Felipe Santolia endorsed the May 9 holiday, which he said was intended to improve relationships between married couples."We're celebrating orgasm in all its senses. There's </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/feeds/111568969035146280/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8483382&amp;postID=111568969035146280&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/111568969035146280'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/111568969035146280'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/2005/05/now-then-this-is-real-holiday-worth.html' title='Now then this is a real holiday worth celebrating.'/><author><name>Tommie Hustle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03043482874006615458</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://www.simianuprising.com/tom/archives/only%20an%20idiot.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483382.post-111568647339208438</id><published>2005-05-10T04:49:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-05-09T18:07:06.776-07:00</updated><title type='text'>This is Tommie -  First love/first chip.</title><summary type='text'>It finally came and I was out like a bat out of hell over to my girlfriend's house.  You know how it goes.  Oh I miss you baby, I miss you too.  Oh you smell so good baby, you smell so good too. You know how that goes I mean we went back to having sex all the time but I bet you I was home on time (well with in 15 minutes of my time) or I called.  Really all you had to do is call and you could get</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/feeds/111568647339208438/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8483382&amp;postID=111568647339208438&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/111568647339208438'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/111568647339208438'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/2005/05/this-is-tommie-first-lovefirst-chip.html' title='This is Tommie -  First love/first chip.'/><author><name>Tommie Hustle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03043482874006615458</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://www.simianuprising.com/tom/archives/only%20an%20idiot.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483382.post-111555990161664624</id><published>2005-05-08T17:40:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-05-08T09:39:34.150-07:00</updated><title type='text'>The good days</title><summary type='text'>Believe it or not there are good days here in Iraq.  For example I love calling my family.  I love the sound in their voice when they hear from me.  Especially my Mom.  She is so excitable and sounds like a little school girl whenever she picks up the phone.  That always feels good.My Dad, he tries to be smooth and all fatherly and stuff but you can hear it in his voice too.  I like talking to my</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/feeds/111555990161664624/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8483382&amp;postID=111555990161664624&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/111555990161664624'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/111555990161664624'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/2005/05/good-days.html' title='The good days'/><author><name>Tommie Hustle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03043482874006615458</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://www.simianuprising.com/tom/archives/only%20an%20idiot.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483382.post-111555256825119830</id><published>2005-05-08T15:38:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-05-08T09:38:26.436-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Today is a glorious day!</title><summary type='text'>Ahhh, they finally reopened the showers!  Man this feels great, I didn't know I could feel this clean.  I didn't know there was this much clean to be had.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/feeds/111555256825119830/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8483382&amp;postID=111555256825119830&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/111555256825119830'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/111555256825119830'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/2005/05/today-is-glorious-day.html' title='Today is a glorious day!'/><author><name>Tommie Hustle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03043482874006615458</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://www.simianuprising.com/tom/archives/only%20an%20idiot.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483382.post-111542350678087905</id><published>2005-05-07T03:47:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-05-06T16:51:47.043-07:00</updated><title type='text'>I hate to put sad on top of sad but...</title><summary type='text'>I just came from over Brown Sugar's way and I want you all to read about a fallen police officer that was/is a friend of hers.  Since being out here I've learned to personalize the men and women in uniform.  We have gotten to the point were we have dehumanized people that are in uniform becasue the represent something we don't like.  We need to learn to seperate the person from the profession and</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/feeds/111542350678087905/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8483382&amp;postID=111542350678087905&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/111542350678087905'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/111542350678087905'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/2005/05/i-hate-to-put-sad-on-top-of-sad-but.html' title='I hate to put sad on top of sad but...'/><author><name>Tommie Hustle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03043482874006615458</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://www.simianuprising.com/tom/archives/only%20an%20idiot.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483382.post-111542110150444970</id><published>2005-05-07T03:06:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-05-06T16:17:56.566-07:00</updated><title type='text'>This is Tommie -  Barium</title><summary type='text'>This post I'm not sure where it fits on the timeline of Tommie.  I know it was during my Junior year after I finished getting grounded. But, it happens after some of the other events in Junior year.  This post just seem to "fit" here so I'm going to run with it.I don't know if this is how you spell his name, I'm sure someone who went to high school with me can correct me if I was wrong.  Barium </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/feeds/111542110150444970/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8483382&amp;postID=111542110150444970&amp;isPopup=true' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/111542110150444970'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/111542110150444970'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/2005/05/this-is-tommie-barium.html' title='This is Tommie -  Barium'/><author><name>Tommie Hustle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03043482874006615458</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://www.simianuprising.com/tom/archives/only%20an%20idiot.jpg'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483382.post-111541084710075700</id><published>2005-05-07T00:16:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-05-06T13:20:47.113-07:00</updated><title type='text'>This is Tommie -  Practice Common Sense.</title><summary type='text'>My Dad knew what time it was and was hell bent on keeping me away from shaming the family by knocking some chick up.  Well his desire to keep me from sex ran counter to my desire to have sex.  So we were locked in mortal combat for the good part of the next 2 years.  He would make curfews and I would summarily break them.  I would get yelled at then grounded and the cycle would repeat itself </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/feeds/111541084710075700/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8483382&amp;postID=111541084710075700&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/111541084710075700'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/111541084710075700'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/2005/05/this-is-tommie-practice-common-sense.html' title='This is Tommie -  Practice Common Sense.'/><author><name>Tommie Hustle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03043482874006615458</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://www.simianuprising.com/tom/archives/only%20an%20idiot.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483382.post-111530523011568840</id><published>2005-05-05T18:55:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-05-05T08:00:30.470-07:00</updated><title type='text'>This is the Iraq I moved here for.</title><summary type='text'>'Pleasure marriages' regain popularity in IraqBy Rick Jervis, USA TODAYBAGHDAD — In the days when it could land him in jail, Rahim Al-Zaidi would whisper details of his muta'a only to his closest confidants and the occasional cousin. Never his wife.Al-Zaidi hopes to soon finalize his third muta'a, or "pleasure marriage," with a green-eyed neighbor. This time, he talks about it openly and with </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/feeds/111530523011568840/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8483382&amp;postID=111530523011568840&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/111530523011568840'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/111530523011568840'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/2005/05/this-is-iraq-i-moved-here-for.html' title='This is the Iraq I moved here for.'/><author><name>Tommie Hustle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03043482874006615458</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://www.simianuprising.com/tom/archives/only%20an%20idiot.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483382.post-111530246915198767</id><published>2005-05-05T18:10:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-05-05T07:26:18.386-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Swedish Company: "We've found the perfect device to counter rape!!"</title><summary type='text'>Disregard my last post. I've just upped the strangeness bar.FemDefence-This post is Hooker approved.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/feeds/111530246915198767/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8483382&amp;postID=111530246915198767&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/111530246915198767'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/111530246915198767'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/2005/05/swedish-company-weve-found-perfect.html' title='Swedish Company: &quot;We&apos;ve found the perfect device to counter rape!!&quot;'/><author><name>Tommie Hustle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03043482874006615458</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://www.simianuprising.com/tom/archives/only%20an%20idiot.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483382.post-111530191502058496</id><published>2005-05-05T18:00:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-05-05T07:07:42.313-07:00</updated><title type='text'>www.imaginarygirlfriends.com</title><summary type='text'>You all have been with me a long time and every so often I send you all on a trip down some of the dark alleys of the internet.  I always think I've found the the cream of the corp in pure digital strangeness but today my friends I think I have found the one.  This is the ultimate in internet strangeness.  I mean you can HIRE a fake girlfriend.  Think of all those years of guys making up </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/feeds/111530191502058496/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8483382&amp;postID=111530191502058496&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/111530191502058496'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/111530191502058496'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/2005/05/wwwimaginarygirlfriendscom.html' title='www.imaginarygirlfriends.com'/><author><name>Tommie Hustle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03043482874006615458</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://www.simianuprising.com/tom/archives/only%20an%20idiot.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483382.post-111523324508311396</id><published>2005-05-05T00:01:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-05-05T06:19:33.270-07:00</updated><title type='text'>This is Tommie -  She likes me, she really likes me</title><summary type='text'>Well, let me think ok, here we go basically being too black for white folks and too white for black folks I was pretty much devoid of any confidence when it came to girls whatsoever.  I could never get up the courage to ever go up to one and actually speak to her.  People made me feel ugly or even if they didn't I was sure I would hear something like "I would like you but..."But there was this </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/feeds/111523324508311396/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8483382&amp;postID=111523324508311396&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/111523324508311396'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/111523324508311396'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/2005/05/this-is-tommie-she-likes-me-she-really.html' title='This is Tommie -  She likes me, she really likes me'/><author><name>Tommie Hustle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03043482874006615458</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://www.simianuprising.com/tom/archives/only%20an%20idiot.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483382.post-111522459202055152</id><published>2005-05-04T20:33:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-05-04T09:36:32.356-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Don't get caught in Pakistan</title><summary type='text'>The #3 Al Queda guy was caught in Pakistan.  All I'm saying is DAMN.  They beat the brown off that motherfucker.  I always thought that was something old grandmothers just said...beforeafter</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/feeds/111522459202055152/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8483382&amp;postID=111522459202055152&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/111522459202055152'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483382/posts/default/111522459202055152'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tommiehustle.blogspot.com/2005/05/dont-get-caught-in-pakistan.html' title='Don&apos;t get caught in Pakistan'/><author><name>Tommie Hustle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03043482874006615458</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://www.simianuprising.com/tom/archives/only%20an%20idiot.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry></feed>
