Archive for the 'The wild blue yonder' Category
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Who needs some meaningless Bloggie…
…when you can be a Bangable Blog Babe?
I found this link in my Site Meter. I don’t know where the hell he got that god-awful picture of me that’s at least fifteen years old, and I realize that, at #5 on the list of May’s Blog Babes, I just barely passed muster. Maybe […]
Published by mothergoosemouse on May 5th, 2008 tagged Bloggy-linky-meme-y, Bwahahaha!, The wild blue yonder, Who me? | 15 Comments »
Understanding Hillary
The summer after my sophomore year of college, I went to Air Force ROTC field training at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. Since it was only a twenty minute drive from home, my father dropped me off - unlike almost all of the other cadets, who flew into the civilian airport and were transported by […]
Published by mothergoosemouse on January 9th, 2008 tagged Daring you to disagree, The wild blue yonder, Who me?, Youthful indiscretions | 15 Comments »
A Vietnam veteran’s tale from Christmas 1970
My father is one of those storytellers who has fabulous material but is not insistent on sharing it. Which makes listening to his stories all the more interesting; he knows which details to include, which to omit, and I always learn something new about his past.
Despite my continued encouragement, my father has not yet […]
Published by mothergoosemouse on November 11th, 2007 tagged Daring you to disagree, The wild blue yonder | 7 Comments »
There’s much more to us than dipes and wipes
Lindsay at Suburban Turmoil wrote an excellent post yesterday about blogger outreach - and I use that term loosely - by marketing and PR firms. Likewise, Liz weighed in shortly after BlogHer on the same topic, along with several others.
As Kristen commented at It’s Not A Lecture, we talk to marketing and PR firms […]
Published by mothergoosemouse on October 16th, 2007 tagged Bloggy-linky-meme-y, Inside the Beltway, Professional butt-wiping AKA project management, The city that never sleeps, The wild blue yonder, Who me? | 22 Comments »
The times, they are a-changin’…
And with all due honor and respect, I’d suggest that Gen Pace come along for the ride.
General Peter Pace, USMC, is the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He is the highest ranking member of the United States armed forces. According to the AP article, Pace “likened homosexual acts to adultery and said the […]
Published by mothergoosemouse on March 14th, 2007 tagged Daring you to disagree, Dirtying up other corners of the web, Inside the Beltway, The wild blue yonder, Who me? | 14 Comments »
From Martin Luther King Jr. to gay marriage
Monday, Tacy asked me why she didn’t have to go to school.
Given the delicate discussions we’ve had recently, I trod lightly. Or tried to.
Segregation always makes me think of the Pentagon. It was built in the 1940s, and segregation is still evident in the number of restrooms in the building. Many, MANY more restrooms than […]
Published by mothergoosemouse on January 16th, 2007 tagged Daring you to disagree, Inside the Beltway, Miss Goosie, The wild blue yonder | 30 Comments »
A tale of a Veteran’s Day
Regarding Hannah’s comment below: We were safe at home in the ‘burbs last night. My greatest sympathies to Frank Bingham for the loss of his wife and children.
I think it was 1998. The night before, we went with my parents to a wine sampling (not tasting - which meant we didn’t spit; we swallowed), plus appetizers and […]
Published by mothergoosemouse on November 11th, 2006 tagged Daring you to disagree, Inside the Beltway, The wild blue yonder, Who me? | 11 Comments »
A woman in uniform
In honor of Independence Day, I will grant you the freedom to giggle at the sight of me in uniform. I don’t have many pictures - and I definitely have more from my time in AFROTC than active duty - but these are the highlights.
In the summer of 1993, I went to field training. Four […]
Published by mothergoosemouse on July 4th, 2006 tagged Look at me, look at me!, The wild blue yonder, Who me? | 29 Comments »
Last week’s Thursday Third Degree - my thoughts
Background: I spent four years as an Air Force officer, assigned to the Pentagon. Kyle spent seven years as an Air Force officer at four different duty stations. My brother spent four years in the Marine Corps, starting at Parris Island where the training depicted in the movie “Full Metal Jacket” is accurate, even thirty years […]
Published by mothergoosemouse on June 18th, 2006 tagged Daring you to disagree, The wild blue yonder, Who me? | 26 Comments »
What’s grosser than gross?
This post. You’ve been warned.
Over the past couple weeks, I’ve been adding up all the reasons that I needed to make an appointment with my doctor. On one point in particular, I kept making (and breaking) deals with myself. If it’s still like this by tomorrow morning, I’ll call. Well, maybe it’ll stop. Okay, I’ll […]