Now that I have your attention (evil laugh inserted here), let’s talk about shameless self-promotion. A blogger (which is what I am) calls it link-blegging, a writer (Chris Rose) calls it being smart. To a blogger, you could have the best darn blog in the universe, but unless you link to bigger bloggers, you are …

***The article I wrote about Soldiers’ Angels is in the current edition of Inside Northside *** Thursday 6th look for the article about Soldier’s Angels in the Mandeville Times Picayune *** Friday 7th 10:30 me on the Jim Brown show talking about Soldiers’ Angels 99.5 FM *** Friday 7th at 12:00 I will be on …

As I hugged my veteran during the fireworks at the Mandeville Seafood Festival last night, singing “Proud to be an American,” I couldn’t help but get all sentimental. You see, my soldier is home safely this year, and even better will not be returning to the sandbox (Iraq) due to his retirement last October. I …