As many of my burner family knows, my younger brother David is in the Army over in Afghanistan. He's a Medic-Hopter-Nurse....
Mom and I finally heard from him last week and he is doing well. Woo-hoo!! He went over there with the 145th Engineering Company to help rebuild their hospitals and roads. Each time I hear from him, I sigh a huge fucking sigh and thank the universe and stars and goddesses and Buddha that he and his company are still alive. Thank you, Buddy BeJeesus!! This weekend my mom and I baked 15 freaking dozen cookies for David and his buddies over there. The temptation to eat the cookie dough was almost more than I could freaking take, but I did not do it....%^$#^%!!!!! **grits teeth and shakes**
Anyhoo, I got an idea while baking Snicker-Doodles this past weekend. A few of my friends have already asked me for David's snail mail address - to adopt him for the Holidays....to let him know that we are thinking of them over there...and wishing them safety and love. When I told mom about this, she smiled and said, "Wouldn't he just shit his pants and grin ear to ear if all of a sudden he got 50-100 Christmas cards from a bunch of your burner friends?"
SOOO.... Monkeypoo is starting the "Please Adopt My Soldier Brother David" Christmas Holiday Campaign.
Yeah, OK, so when we were younger, he used to chase me with frogs and snakes - and occasionally I had to woop his fucking ass and show him who was boss beyotch, but all in all we were pretty cool siblings.
Did I ever tell you all the story about when I was 13 and he was 10 and we were living in Oregon? I was babysitting everyone and David was being a brat and was pissing me off about something, so when he got out of the bath, I threw him out in the snow on the front porch, took his towel away, and turned on the porch light......and locked the door out on his ass??!!!
**Monkeypoo giggles and smiles**
Moral of the story? Don't fucking piss off your older sister.
We laugh about this now.
Anyhoo, David is a good brother. Blonde, smart, talented, tall, handsome, funny. When he comes back home, Mom and I are bringing him out to Burning Man in 2007. He already knows what living and working in a harsh desert is like, so he'll fit in right nice out there at Black Rock City.
His birthday is December 19th...a Sagittarius. He's also single. He likes camping, hiking, fishing and when he comes back home he's building a log cabin on his property in Wyoming. Jeez, Monkeypoo, now you're starting to sound like your pimping him off......
I just love my brother, OK? 
I miss him. I want him to come home soon, but in the meantime I want him to know he is loved and appreciated. Thank you for listening.
Here's his address....
David Grant Stepke
145 Engineering Company
FOB SALERNO
APO - AE
09314
For the cost of a 39 cent stamp, you too could make a soldier smile.
This message brought to you by the Monkeypoo "Please Adopt My Soldier Brother David" Christmas Holiday Campaign and the letters U-S-A and B-D-S-M.
Thank you for your support!!
