I’m going to be a bit preoccupied on the web until November 11th, raising money for Soldiers’ Angels Project Valour-IT. Since I’m on the leadership team for this project, I am trying to stay neutral this year. It is a friendly internet competition between the armed forces on-line. Each team tries to raise the most …
Last night, I was finally able to attend the Louisiana Honor Air homecoming at New Orleans Louis Armstrong Airport (MSY). Since meeting Larry Jones, who is on the Sub Committee Chairman for this program, I have been trying to attend a homecoming. This was the 3rd one that left and returned to MSY in 2 …
Update: 10/23 3:40 To clarify, the title of this post was in no way suggesting the National World War II Museum intended to change the name of the museum to the Museum of Social Change. The title reflects the teachings and mission statement to the docents as referenced in the letter below. Update: 5:30 PM …
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Sailors & Marines Playing Volleyball With Local School Children Sailors and Marines assigned to the amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46) play volleyball with students from Sangley Point National High School during a lunch break at a community service project. Tortuga, the amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) and the …
Not a Country Music fan – but this song sent to me really says so much. When They Come Back from Derek Sholl on Vimeo. h/t Amber Lovell
Yep – oh well – cut my pay bwahahahaha! * Podcast from Saturday’s show is up. * Fantabulous weekend! * Got my resume done. * Almost caught up with laundry – joking. * Have more organizing work this week – yippee! * Got a ton of Angeling work to get done!
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I was voted “Friendliest Girl,” in 8th grade (a few years ago haha). Trying to define myself (mid-life crisis thingy) at 41, I think this title is something I can’t shake (though girl no longer fits). You see, I often spend my days in “hermitude.” My kids leave for school and I work out alone …
This Week’s Post Was Suggested By Beth Cpl. Benjamin S. Kopp 21 years old from Rosemont, Minnesota 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment July 18, 2009
Had to mix a little Mandeville, LA politics in here. If you did not know, my Mayor FINALLY resigned (pretty sure part of plea bargain with the Feds). Ya, the title is my Dirty Dancing reference (RIP Patrick Swayze). Well, yours truly attended the Mandeville (sly, last minute on a holiday, try to slip in …
This video was taken on Sunday October 12th in Charleston West Virgina. This was the end of the International Chili Society’s World’s Chili Championship Cookoff. Michael “Mad Mike” Freedman and myself were the ones presenting. First, we presented to the chili cooks who participated with our last “Chili for the Troops” in Iraq. We invited …
Update: pictures click here For those of you who are totally confused by this intro, let me back up. The Summer of 2007, Soldiers’ Angels put out a call on the internet looking for local teams to help sponsor teams of soldiers in Afghanistan (here and here) to have a chili cookoff. Michael “Mad Mike” …
The Mayor of Mandeville, Eddie Price, resigned Friday, October 10th at a 4:30 press conference. There were no apologies as it is not his M.O. I still feel so terribly for the policemen that lost their job as a casualty of him and you would think he would at least owe them a public apology. …