Why is everything in this country trying to kill me?

Even the cats. This is why I am a dog man. Oh, wait. Those will kill you too. A soldier here died of Rabies. I read on line that he was from Livermore. Apparently he broke up a dog fight. Rule #1 1- Never break up a dog fight, especially in Afghanistan. He even had the treatment started but the dog tested negative for rabies so they stopped the treatment, which was appropriate. But he still died. There have only been three people in history to survive rabies. In medical terms it is what we call "serious shit." I remember when I was a kid and heard stories of the painful shots in the abdomen that you would get if you get rabies. Plus you were afraid of water. No thank you, no rabies for me. Now we have a 5 shot series in the arm, plus one initial shot called IgG that you get at the bite site. I have beefed up our rabies awareness. A guy got scratched by a wild cat that had been trapped and was in a cage. He reached past the cage and got scratched. You don't have to be bitten, just come in contact with saliva. And cats have a tendency to lick their paws. So he flew to KAF to start his treatment. You cannot be too careful. Even though the rabies virus dies easily when it dries out. I don't want another family to have to go through what that poor Livermore mom did.
I have seen a herd of camels. Is a bunch of camels a herd? Nope, {JFGI}it's a flock. A flock of camels. Flying camels? Sopwith camels maybe? Anyway, there was a bunch of camels outside the wire at the end of the runway. Ya don't see that everyday. We were hoping that they weren't Taliban camels. That would suck. How do I explain to my Mum that I was killed by a camel bomb? "I knew camels weren't supposed to have three humps." "No one ever listens to me..." Yes, I would complain even in death. That would be my legacy. "He died doing what he loves, kvetching." Stupid camel. I new I should of never tried to pet it. One pat and BOOM! Hump parts everywhere. Very messy. Never trust a ticking camel. Ya gotta soak 'em in water first. But this is a desert and all we have is the poo pond. Ever try and get a camel into a poo pond? Well, let me tell you, it's no easy task. Try it sometime. They're spitting and kicking and, well, it's ugly. Trust me. First you need a camel, then your own poo pond. People don't like having poo ponds in their neighborhoods because it brings down property values, and the camels are noisy and smelly but not as smelly as the poo pond, then your neighbors complain and call the cops and then you have to try and explain the camel and the poo. Then  you end up yelling "rocket attack" and then you and the camel are on the ground waiting for the English lady to say "all clear" and everyone thinks that you're nuts except for the camel who just wants a drink and then ...you wake up and you're still in Afghanistan waiting 30 days for R and R.
What? Like this never happens to you......