Recruited & Regrouped
If you scroll down a-ways on the sidebar you'll find the logo of United States Central Command, with a link to the USCC website. This addition, plus some other communicative services soon to be regularly rendered, came from a communication we received from USCC:
My initial gut reaction when I read this message this morning was, "Wow, they're leaving no stone unturned if they've gotten all the way down to us." But upon a few moments' additional reflection it struck me that we are the honored ones for being recruited to be a part, however insignificant, of the grassroots communications apparatus intended and designed to circumvent the pro-jihadi defeatist edifice that is the Enemy Media, and help get the truth out about what's really going on in Afghanistan, Iraq, and elsewhere where U.S. forces are engaged with the enemy in the War Against Islamic Fundamentalism.
It also got me to thinking about how this site, once a consistent TTLB "Large Mammal," has sagged to consistent "Flappy Bird" status. Anybody who still follows our maunderings knows that the last couple of years I've had less and less time to devote to this passionate hobby of mine, both in direct writing and in gathering material for same. That's not a complaint, as it is a product of my "real" job piling additional responsibilities on my shoulders, something I will never gripe about, EVER, given my career's humble beginnings. But it is frustrating nevertheless, and is more a lament that there aren't more hours in the day for doing what I truly enjoy. We cannot, after all, all be Rush Limbaugh and Ed Morrissey and parlay a hobby into a second career.
But there may be some rearranging and reshuffling I can do to clear the decks during the day to slip in an additional post here and there. That in turn could pave the way for a Blog Talk Radio gig as the breadth of "show prep" I would require to make that a worthwhile endeavor, despite my inability to talk without large stretches of dead air. And with more readers, and perchance listeners, that would make us a better outlet for the press releases and news feeds that USCC will now send to us.
Doesn't make HS a milblog by any stretch. But it is, at the very least, the least we can do for the honorable, courageous warriors doing the work so unappreciated by so many here at home.
I found your blog and wanted to invite you to join our mailing list.
As Military Public Affairs we have been reaching out to those of you who operate blogs. We send out, via email, press releases and news stories as they become available. Many times we can get these products out to the electronic media before they become available via the mainstream media.
Also, if you think it would be fitting for your blog, we are always looking to promote our website and would be honored if you would consider adding a link to our site on your blog.
I appreciate your time today and look forward to hearing back from you.
V/R Spc. Patrick A. Ziegler
U.S. Central Command
Public Affairs
My initial gut reaction when I read this message this morning was, "Wow, they're leaving no stone unturned if they've gotten all the way down to us." But upon a few moments' additional reflection it struck me that we are the honored ones for being recruited to be a part, however insignificant, of the grassroots communications apparatus intended and designed to circumvent the pro-jihadi defeatist edifice that is the Enemy Media, and help get the truth out about what's really going on in Afghanistan, Iraq, and elsewhere where U.S. forces are engaged with the enemy in the War Against Islamic Fundamentalism.
It also got me to thinking about how this site, once a consistent TTLB "Large Mammal," has sagged to consistent "Flappy Bird" status. Anybody who still follows our maunderings knows that the last couple of years I've had less and less time to devote to this passionate hobby of mine, both in direct writing and in gathering material for same. That's not a complaint, as it is a product of my "real" job piling additional responsibilities on my shoulders, something I will never gripe about, EVER, given my career's humble beginnings. But it is frustrating nevertheless, and is more a lament that there aren't more hours in the day for doing what I truly enjoy. We cannot, after all, all be Rush Limbaugh and Ed Morrissey and parlay a hobby into a second career.
But there may be some rearranging and reshuffling I can do to clear the decks during the day to slip in an additional post here and there. That in turn could pave the way for a Blog Talk Radio gig as the breadth of "show prep" I would require to make that a worthwhile endeavor, despite my inability to talk without large stretches of dead air. And with more readers, and perchance listeners, that would make us a better outlet for the press releases and news feeds that USCC will now send to us.
Doesn't make HS a milblog by any stretch. But it is, at the very least, the least we can do for the honorable, courageous warriors doing the work so unappreciated by so many here at home.
posted by JASmius at 2:42 PM
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