Superbowl Monday. Sounds weird, I know. But when you are overseas, that is the norm (because we are living in YOUR future!). So, when we were drinking beer (ok, NA beer but still beer), eating snacks, and then chowing down on pancakes and coffee to go with our beer it seemed almost normal on a Monday morning. The Superbowl began at 0400 local time, so many of us packed into the conference room with AFN (Armed Forces Network) on cable and a big screen TV. Well, I did not exactly get there at 0400, but was present for the second half. Our MWR (moral welfare and recreation) committee did a fabulous job as you can see in the picture decorating the room like a football stadium, complete with "fans in the stands" wallpaper! It was a lot of fun, and turned out to be a great game (for all but the Patriot fans). There is something weird about starting a 24 hour trauma shift with a beer in one hand and a mug of coffee in the other!
I was still in the mood for sports and beer so after the game ended, one of the other ER docs and I went outside to the "driving range" adjacent to our ambulance bay and drove a few "downrange." Gotta love American ingenuity to bring just a little slice of home overseas to the combat hospital in AFG!
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