BEARS
Wake up. Shower. Put on the Piccolo jersey. Da Bearssssssss. Ditka. Sausage. Go BEARSSSS! Oh man, this is gonna be a great game.

BABIES
Last night I felt the babies move for the first time. The quick thump on Stacey’s left side got me thinking that they’re probably trying to perfect their pedal stroke. Full circles, kids.

MY FRIEND IN IRAQ
I really hate this war. Probably because I’ve got a good friend protecting VIPs in the most volatile area of Fallujah. But today I got good news:

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Hey Joe,
It will be on AFN (Armed Forces Network) around 0230. I hope to watch some of it, but I don’t think I will be up that late/early. I did get to see the last game which was the first Bears game I watched all year. I should be back to Cali on Valentines Day and then back to Chicago around the first week in March. I’m closing in on the three week mark. Activity has picked up here for us over the last month. We had a few run ins with the bad guys. My guys are healthy, theirs aren’t. I hope to keep that up for a few more weeks. We’re being replaced by a good crew of guys. Tell Stacey I said hi. Paul.
GO BEARS!!!!

Come home safe, brother.