Hey Grapeshot! Merry Christmas!!!
Which hotel are you in? I'm assuming Kuwait city...
I spent a few weeks at the downtown Holiday Inn and had a Northeast corner room with a view of the bay and even Failaka island. It had probably the second best breakfast in town.
Looking forward to you getting home. I have a friend in Helmand who should be sleeping as I write this , I'm expecting a call from him in about 4 hours. Then I'll call him back about three hours later in a three way conference call with one of his kids who is in our time zone when we are in the 25th. Then two hours later he'll be calling his wife on the West Coast. He was supposed to have been home by the end of November, but he's in limbo right now. I may have to fly out and kidnap his wife if it goes on much longer. She'd be here now except one of their girls is in school in Oregon right now.
It's all about family right now, I hope you had (or have the chance ) to talk with yours today.
Merry Christmas Grapeshot and thank you,
Mako