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Been having ISP troubles for the last five days. Earthlink tech support, now in Bombay, was worse than useless. My best connect time, with a working DNS and TCP, has been 30 minutes at 28kbs.

Before it flakes out again (all my fault, according the the nice young lady in Bombay), I thought I'd post a couple of emails I got recently. First is from Jerry in Djibouti (sounds like a call on Rush Limbaugh). WN, you might want to email him with the names of those brands that his boss has become so fond of.

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GREETINGS FROM DJIBOUTI AFRICA. ALL IS WELL HERE AT CAMP LEMONIER AND I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO MY FIRST R&R STARTING NEXT SUNDAY. I WANT TO THANK YOU AND YOUR GROUP FOR THE BOXES OF JOY THAT YOU SENT TO US AND WANT TO ADVISE YOU AS TO THE RECEPTION AND DISPERSAL OF THEM.

I SHARED OVER THE COUNTER THE SNACK CAKES AND CANDIES IN THE PACKAGES WITH WHOMEVER WALKED UP AND SAW THEM. ALTHOUGH WE HAVE A PX HERE THE SELECTION IS RATHER LIMITED AND THE TREATS YOU SENT WERE LOOKED AT LIKE MANNA FROM HEAVEN. THE CHIPS I GAVE TO SELECTED UNITS SUCH AS THE RAPID REACTION FORCE THAT SITS IN A TENT FOR 12 HOURS A DAY WAITING FOR AN INCIDENT TO HAPPEN THAT WOULD REQUIRE THEIR TALENTS. THEY HAVE NOT BEEN NEEDED SO FAR THANK THE LORD BUT THE SNACKS BROKE THEIR BOREDOM AND WERE APPRECIATED GREATLY. THE CHEESE BALLS WENT TO A BIBLE STUDY GROUP THAT MEETS WEEKLY IN THE CHAPEL AND TO THEIR SURPRISE THE HOBBIT HOLE GAVE THEM SOMETHING TO BE THANKFUL FOR ABOVE THE NORM.

LASTLY I INCLUDED THE BAG OF SNACK MIX ALONG WITH THE WEEKLY MOVIE FOR KBR EMPLOYEES IN OUR DINING FACILITY WHERE IT WAS ENJOYED AND TALKED ABOUT FOR DAYS. OUR CAMP MANAGER ASKED ME TO FIND OUT THE SPELLING OF THE SNACK MIX SO HE CAN ORDER IT FOR HIS FUTURE USE AND SO I ASK IF YOU, OR ONE OF YOU THERE COULD GIVE ME THE CORRECT SPELLING OF THE (GARADENTOS SNACK MIX ?) THAT YOU SENT. I WOULD APPRECIATE THIS SO I CAN COMPLETE THIS TASK HE GAVE ME. HE MUST HAVE BEEN IMPRESSED BECAUSE HE LOOKED ME UP AND ASKED DIRECTLY INSTEAD OF HAVING SOMEONE ELSE DO IT.

THE KNIVES AND SCISSORS HAVE BEEN DISPERSED THROUGHOUT THE CAMP POPULATION BY BEING OFFERED AS PRIZES FOR VARIOUS TOURNAMENTS AND CONTESTS AND WERE THEMSELVES UNIQUE AND HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER.

I WOULD LIKE TO OFFER A SUGGESTION FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. WE ARE TRYING TO PUT TOGETHER A LIBRARY FOR THE GUYS HERE AND WOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR ANY BOOKS YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO SEND. THERE IS NO NEED FOR NEW BOOKS AND PAPERBACKS WEIGH LESS SO IF SOME WERE INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKAGES THE RECEPTION WOULD BE GOOD. THERE ARE MEN AND WOMEN SO THE TOPICS COULD BE AS VARIED AS YOU COULD IMAGINE. THANKS AGAIN FOR ALL DO GOOD FOLKS DO AND I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR COMMUNICATIONS AND FRIENDSHIPS.

BEST REGARDS, JERRY