The PerfectVacuum

January 8, 2012
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  I have somewhat of a problem in my house. While I’ll freely admit to having too any animals (really, I think we’re borderline qualifying for an episode of animal hoarders but if you repeat that, I’ll deny...

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The Soldier as Hero and Monster

January 7, 2012
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    All the talk in the media lately about Soldiers and PTSD got me thinking about why the media is so quick to jump in and find any link to deploying to Iraq...

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A Few Good Men’s Reaction to Because of You

January 5, 2012
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  I’ve had some truly awesome reader emails since Because of You released. I had one from a group of nurses that said they laughed so hard at the catheter scene,...

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All Soldiers Have Not Served With Honor

January 4, 2012
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  Folks, I’m a fan of Support Our Troops. I am truly grateful that the nation has supported soldiers and our military brethren despite opposing the war. That is a good thing, a...

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The Year End Wrap Up + Giveaway!

December 31, 2011
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  So this year has been somewhat amazing, all things considered. Starting with the coolest news first, my husband came home from Iraq on Christmas Eve and was interviewed by Angela Brown from...

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Home Coming

December 23, 2011
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  It is the end of the day. All I have to do now is go to sleep and wake up and we’ll be rushing to Fort Hood to pick up my husband from his 4th and final...

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Diary of a Hamster Day 4: Airborne Hamster Operations

December 22, 2011
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I reconsidered my plan. I’m good, but I’m not super hamster. The fall is too far and I’m liable to end up breaking a critical part of my body if I...

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Diary of a Hamster Day 3: Escape

December 21, 2011
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The little human screwed up. I knew she wasn’t supposed to be in here. Her mother is somewhat neurotic when it comes to my impending escape. But today, I found the Achilles heel...

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Diary of a Hamster: Day 2: Planning

December 21, 2011
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My prison walls are closing in on me. Every day I watch my captors open and close my cage with impunity. They delight in trying to catch me. My only purpose in life...

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Operation: Fluffy Diary of a Hamster: Day 1

December 16, 2011
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You know, I kind of like my life. Granted, I have to suffer through 19 obnoxious little hooligans tapping on my cage, waking me up, picking me up and touching me in...

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The Wait for the End of the War

December 15, 2011
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The colors have been cased in Iraq. The mission is almost over. The last troopers are heading home in a few days time to please Lord, make it home for Christmas. This...

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Moral vs Legal: What’s the Right Thing To Do?

December 13, 2011
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This post has been sitting for a long time, primarily because it has been missing key pieces for me, personally. Being post command and getting ready to move into my second...

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Guest Author: Gretchen Rix’s A NEWBIE SELF-PUBLISHES

December 6, 2011
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Guest Author: Gretchen Rix’s A NEWBIE SELF-PUBLISHES

Please welcome back fellow Austin RWA author Gretchen Rix, here to talk about life since she published her first novel The Cowboy’s Baby and her second book Arroyo!   Last July when Jessica...

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Stupid Girls

December 5, 2011
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    A couple of nights ago, I had a conversation with my 7 year old daughter. Now, it’s not like the conversation is the thing to remark on. We talk all the time. Most of the time,...

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Thoughts on Loyalty

December 1, 2011
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  The Army has these things called Army Values. They make up the acronum LDRSHIP and stand for Loyalty, Duty, Respect, Selfless Service, Honor, Integrity and Personal Courage. In our society, we pay a lot of lip...

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Anatomy of A Website Crash

November 29, 2011
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  Sit back and grab a chair and allow me to spin you a tale of self caused cyber woe. It starts with, as most of these tales do, with an errant click of a...

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The End of A War

October 21, 2011
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I was barely born when Vietnam came to an end. I remember being a little girl, and watching news reports about the years following Vietnam but I never really understood why it was important...

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So…My LTs Made A Quote List

October 20, 2011
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Apparently, I’m quotable. My lieutenants, past and present, well, actually all past now, thought they’d make me laugh with a list of things I said frequently over the last year. Honestly, I can’t believe...

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Change of Command

October 20, 2011
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It’s barely been a year since I took the guidon. I’m sitting here now, no longer Viper 6. It feels strange because I half expect the phone to chime with one of my LTs asking me something....

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Media Impact on Society

October 17, 2011
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Miss Representation 8 min. Trailer 8/23/11 from Miss Representation on Vimeo. I write a lot about media impact on my daughters. I was on twitter this weekend talking about my oldest daughter having received a Moxy...

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Performance Anxiety

October 16, 2011
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No, this isn’t a blog about dick jokes. It’s actually something I’ve been thinking about for a while but haven’t made time to really dig into. I’ve been talking a lot about taking the GRE lately on Twitter...

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The Official Blog Tour for Because of You

October 15, 2011
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So remember a few weeks ago when I was wondering how one coordinated a blog tour for a book launch? I was somewhat confused about where the process began, what I should...

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Was It Worth It?

September 26, 2011
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I’m sitting here tonight in a crappy hotel room in Sierra Vista Arizona. I’m away from my kids. I’m alone but for the bright white screen of my computer and I’m thinking. It’s never a good...

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It’s Official DADT is Over

September 19, 2011
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I’m a policy wonk. Most of the time, I keep things toned down here on the blog but those of you that know me understand that I really can’t put everything I rant about in...

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Talking to Kids About 9/11

September 10, 2011
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On Thursday, I went to talk to my 4 year old daughter’s pre-k class about 9/11. I was supposed to be listening to the Signal Regimental Commander talking about micro cyber, but I figured my...

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