I woke to the sounds of pans clanking in the kitchen and pretended to still be sleeping, knowing it was time for my traditional Mother’s Day breakfast in bed. Going running was on my mind this morning, but I gobbled down every bits of chocolate chip pancakes and coffee with a smile. With my oldest …
For any of you who have been following this story, the outcome is good for Don Ayala. In a nutshell, a 9 year military veteran is working in Afghanistan as a private contractor. His colleague gets set on fire (who dies of severe burns 2 months later) and he catches the Taliban scum who did …
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Here I sit preparing for my show tomorrow, looking for all warm and fuzzy things for Military Appreciation Month. I click on NOLA.com and see that there was a standoff where a Metairie man threatened to kill himself. Fisher said the man detailed problems he was suffering, including a job loss, disability issues and trouble …
UPDATE: Will be featuring Debbie Tenzer and discussing Military appreciation and some military issued for the show tomorrow! I have to focus the show on my passion and what is weighing on my mind – and this is it this week. Don’t worry – I always change things up! This Saturday, please listen to my …
* The inaugural Bike Week New Orleans is here!! Yours truly was invited by my friend Frank Stansbury to ride in the first parade in the Budweiser Wagon pulled by Clydesdales today! I’ll have my tiara on and an outfit hopefully worthy of the biker crowd! I’m sooo excited. * Debbie of Do One Nice …
1st Lt. Michael A. Cerrone 24 years old from Clarksville, Tennessee 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division November 12, 2006
OK quit your laughing that I am reviewing a cookbook. By now you all know that this girl is domestically challenged in the kitchen. That being said, I’m a huge book junkie, including cookbooks. I was blessed with a son who enjoys being in the kitchen (someone was looking out for me) so things are …
Aspiring to become a bigger player in the media, I’ve recently committed myself to writing a weekly post/column that would be worthy of syndication. Blogging is something that comes naturally, but honing those writing skills into something worthy of publication takes a greater effort. Being “all over the place” on my radio show and my …
This Time article compares the safety of the 2 locations. In fact the safety was compared back during Mardi Gras. I’d write more, but I have to run to the studio in the French Quarter by the scene of a murder of a great lady committed by a group of teens. I still love this …
This Week’s Post Was Suggested & Written By Mary Ann Sgt. Kenneth G. Ross 24 years old from Tucson, Arizona 7th Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment September 25, 2005
MilBlog Conference 2009 – Greta Perry, SoldiersAngels.org – watch more videos
Most local papers and magazine have a “society page” or as I like to refer to it, “the pretty people pages.” These pictures often consist of people with money or local celebrity status who do some charity work and get their pictures taken while wearing expensive clothes. Now, yours truly is not knocking society people …
* Friday morning I will be giving a presentation to the VA Nurses Association in New Orleans. Yep, you guessed it – talking about Soldiers’ Angels. I’m ready! * After the lecture I head to DC for the Milblog Conference. I’m going to represent Soldiers’ Angels as the blog coordinator. And in case you didn’t …
Operations Specialist 3rd Class Leonel Yanez Operations Specialist 3rd Class Leonel Yanez (Right), from Huntington Park, Calif., monitors a radar screen in the Combat Direction Center aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis is on a scheduled six-month deployment to the western Pacific Ocean. These brave men and women …