Many thanks for chocolate chips and Silly Putty:

This week in Baghdad, it has warmed up to nearly 70 degrees. I walked a few miles this afternoon, and with no jacket on, I was sweating.

This week I got three care packages, one from the Cowdery family, one from Matt & Patty Michael, and one from Sina Murphy. I think that the Cowdery cookies were the best tasting things I've had in Iraq. One of the things that Matt sent me was Silly Putty. I was using it like a stress ball today, and had a thought. If I pressed the Silly Putty on classified information, then I wouldn't be able to take it out of the building until it had been officially declassified. Think about that one. Hearing from Sina was great. I'm making a mental (that's me) note right now to go visit when I get home.