FReeper Canteen ~ Milbloggers ~ July 2, 2007

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[StarCMC]

The FReeper Canteen Looks at

MILBLOGGING

I have recently become interested in reading milbloggers on the internet.  I was challenged by Cannoneer No. 4 (thank you!) to read these and in addition, to comment on them.  From Cannoneer No. 4's blog...

What Can YOU Do? Filed under: milblogger, IO — cannoneerno4 @ 12:20 pm   People who want to “support the troops” ask that question a lot.  What do you WANT to do? Why are you waiting to be told what to do? Why don’t you find something useful to do, and just do it? What IS useful? Pretty much anything that helps the Good Guys is useful. Recognizing that claiming to support the “troops” while opposing their mission and hating on their C-in-C is NOT useful IS useful. If you are reading this, you could be reading better stuff written by “troops”, and increasing their hits and thus their maximum effective range. You could be encouraging them to write more, praising them for their efforts so far and letting them know that you appreciate their efforts, not only as warriors, but as writers. Blogging from theater ain’t easy. What is easy is to say to hell with it and spend the down time (what they get of it) sleeping, watching a DVD, or playing a game, or emailing the Significant Other back in the rear. Greyhawk says nobody actually reads blogs from deployed troops. He is a “deployed troop,” again, and he has a point. YOU could do something about that. Rich Casebolt sees a need to change the paradigm of the milblogosphere at this moment in history. I know this because he said so in a comment on Mudville Gazette. YOU could comment on a warrior’s blog. YOU could add to their content, which might put more eyes on their blog, and make their site meter spin, and get them a book deal and face time on CNN get their views expressed beyond the blogosphere. YOU could be a part of the team. The Good Guys need more Blue Dots.

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So I am hereby issuing a challenge to you....
Read the milblogs. 

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Don't know where to start?  Well, I've got some help for you -- here are a few of my faves:

Civilian Irregular Information Defense Group

Blackfive

The Mudville Gazette

Or you can pick some of your own to read here:

Index of Milblogs

Also, bloggers are really great about linking to other bloggers with
similar viewpoints - click on one of their links.

 

And honorable mention, even though TECHNICALLY he's a
journalist, rather than a milblogger:

 Michael Yon Online

 

One more way that we here on the homefront can VERY EASILY
SUPPORT THE TROOPS!

 

[StarCMC]

Ping - new thread’s up.

[SandRat]

Howdeee!

[PGalt]

OUTSTANDING! Thanks.

[StarCMC]

Ping ~ and thank you!

[Kathy in Alaska]

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[StarCMC]

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Top 10.

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You're welcome -- and thank you! And BTW, you're

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[SandRat]

Bloggers' Roundtable Welcome to the archives of the "Bloggers' Roundtable." Here you will find source material for recent stories in the blogosphere concerning the Department of Defense (DoD) and the Global War on Terrorism by bloggers and online journalists. Where available, this includes transcripts, biographies, related fact sheets and video.

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July 2, 2007

Ignoring God

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READ: Psalm 63:1-8

Love the LORD your God, . . . walk in all His ways, . . . keep His commandments. —Joshua 22:5

As a former high school teacher and occasional college instructor, I had this recurring thought: How terrible it would be to stand up in front of a classroom of students and have no one pay attention—to talk and have no one listen, to give instructions and have the students ignore them.

None of us enjoys being ignored. If we’re in a conversation with a friend, it hurts to have our words disregarded. If we’re in a store looking for help, it’s irritating to be ignored by the clerks. When we’re struggling with a problem, it’s painful when no one offers to help.

Imagine, then, how it must grieve God when we ignore Him. Think of how His heart of love must break when, despite the fact that He dwells within us through the Holy Spirit, we act as if He’s not there. Or consider how He must feel when His guidelines contained in the Book He gave us are ignored.

Let’s be careful not to ignore God. In ways large and small, let’s keep Him in our thoughts moment by moment. We do that by reading the inspired writings He has given us; by spending time in prayer and listening for His still, small voice; by thinking about His presence; by serving others in His name. May we be able to say with the psalmist, “My soul follows close behind You” (63:8).

We can’t ignore God’s only Son,
He is the Lord, the Holy One;
He is the source of life and grace,
The One who died and took our place. —Fitzhugh

He is a fool who ignores God.

Bible in One Year:   Job 22-24; Acts 11

[Kathy in Alaska]

Honoring Our Heroes

Allegra
3 sons (armymarinemom and amdad)
Brett (CindyDawg)
Brother and Son-in-Law (kalee)
Cannoneer No. 4
Col Mike (gpapa)
CMS
David (LUV W)
Defender2
Ev (MozartLover)
Future Snake Eater (RightOnline)
Jade Falcon
JemiansTerror (Jemian)
Jet Jaguar
Joel (NEMDF)
Jonathan (AZbushgal)
Josh (doug from upland)
Karen (fatima's granddaughter)
KB4W (arbee4bush)
Kevin (skimask)
Kevin and David (vigilante2)
Laurita
LCpl Carter
M1Tanker
MEG33's Navy Grandson
Milo828 (mystery-ak)
Nate (sneakers)
Old Sarge
OneLoyalAmerican
Robert, Jeremy & Daynnis (SoldierDad)
Sgt Sean Reed (preed)
Son (GodBlessUSA)
The Sailor
tongue-tied
Tonkin
txradioguy
Victor and Tony D (weldgophardline)
William (jackv)

 

[StarCMC]

Awesome!! And it appears that my link to the Mudville Gazette wasn't working in the top of the thread, so here it is again -- well worth your time!!

The Mudville Gazette

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Aloha Star!

Piqued my interest here......be back momentarily.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, Families, for your service to our country.

Thanks, Sonora, for the perfect woohoo.

John Conlee ~ They Also Serve