I'm at the big corporate headquarters for training this week. Not much to blog about. If things get slow, I'll try to catch up on some cool stories from back in the USA and more info about life here in the Middle East. Be well. --maddog

Here's where I work: It's a tiny clinic situated in a small man-made oasis, smack-dab in the middle of the desert, surrounded by pipelines, gas plants and other assorted facilities for oil production. Salt water is de-salinated and pumped in from the...

Herself & I have arrived in Saudi Arabia. We're in temporary housing (read: hotel) at headquarters until we finish orientation and they run us out to our new house in the middle of the desert! Right now, we're at Dharan Mall (Huge!!!) shopping for new...

I have resigned from my local, hometown, volunteer firehouse in preparation for my move to the Middle East. Tonight, I went down there to clean out my locker and turn in my keys. My name was still on the board under "EMS Sergeant." I was feeling...

I've had my first day on the chase-car. I've being precepted by the lead Field Training Officer (FTO) and the former chief of the organization. No pressure, maddog. The "chase car" concept is one that works pretty well in a sparsely populated area...