A message from the oldest brother

Well they asked, so here I am.

I'm starting my fourth year in Iraq. I'd love to be home for the holidays but I just never win the lottery. Plus with the economy as bad as it is......

I'm the uncle nobody wants to talk about. (Just kidding. I hope.) It's not that I don't care for my family. I just like my privacy and I respect theirs.

Currently I plan to do one more year overseas before studying in Australia. I'd like to work there as a counselor, working with kids. Hopefully I'll find a nice lady there who won't think I'm too odd.

I don't drink much. Don't watch sports on TV. I can cook, clean and remember to put the toilet seat back down. My hobbies include (but are not restricted to) reading, anime (Japanese cartoons), history, sociology, hiking, travel, exploring Australia and younger women.

I know some of my family are horrified by those last two. Or maybe just the last one. LOL!

Hey, I don't ride motorcycles any more. I haven't had another tattoo in 22 years. I quit smoking and cut my drinking down to the occasional beer (but I can't drink here). I have to have some bad habits.

I'd love to teach all my nieces and nephews how to make a cat dance. First we make the kitty some special dancing shoes out of foil or duct tape. Then we put the shoes on the cat and put kitty down to do its dance. LOL!

Take care

Allen