Hooah wife & frieJewish, wife of a recently retireHooah wife & frieJewish, wife of a recently retireA right of center, Jewish, wife of a recently retired soldier and a few friends she picked up along the way. This blog is eclectic, unique & covers all views of the political spectrum with its\\\'multi-authors. Articles
Six Word Memoir
2008-04-11 14:46:00 The great pirate William Teach from Pirate?s Cove tagged me with this meme. The Rules: 1. Write your own six word memoir. 2. Post it on your blog and include a visual illustration if you want. 3. Link to the person that tagged you in your post and to the original post if possible so we can track it as ... More About: Word , Memoir
Supporting the Troops
2008-04-11 03:40:00 I’m reading Michael Yon’s brand new book (signed edition) and what leaped out to me on pp. 24 & 25 was this: “Mail is more important than even hot showers or hot food. When I was in Fallujah, the mail center received about eight shipping containers every two days; three were filled with letters. People at ... More About: Angels , Soldiers , Troops
The New McCarthyism
2008-04-10 07:05:00 But nobody’s hunting Red Commies this time. And you can’t really call it McCarthyism this time, either. It’s more like Goreism, for lack of a better term. You see, in the 1940’s and 50’s, Sen. Joseph McCarthy helped in the hunt for Communists in America. They used every tactic they could ... More About: Climate Change , In the News
Wednesday Hero
2008-04-09 16:51:00 Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael T. Williams (Click Image For Full Size) Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael T. Williams, a kennel master with Task Force Military Police, 1st Battalion, 10th Marines, and his dog “Kitt”, search for ordnance and firearms during a route reconnaissance operation through the western Anbar province of Iraq April 1. The dog handlers ... More About: War On Terror , Wednesday Hero , Hero
Hateful Left Celebrate Charlton Heston?s Death
2008-04-07 01:16:00 Some of the headlines and comments over at Democratic Underground. Will he be made into Soylent Green? I wish he’d have died of a bullet wound. - NOT because of any spite or hatred for the crazy old kook … just because I like irony. 1 less right wingnut to worry about More About: Idiots , Celebrity , Celebrate , Death , Left
Only 6 More Months To Go
2008-04-06 05:34:00 Even though Spring officially started last month, it true kickoff to the horrible season started today. The first day of the year I had to face the bane of my existence. Yard work. I hate yard work. I don’t like to sweat or be hot or tired. And I get ... More About: Oil , Months
Uniting The Republican Party
2008-04-05 17:02:00 Former Lt. Gov. of Maryland, Michael Steele, has written an op-ed piece that every Republican should read. McCain/Steele 08? More About: Politics , America , Republicans , Party
Cheap Wine & Cheaper Women
2008-04-05 06:19:00 Lyrics from April’s Album Of The Month: Women come and go They never do remain They take more than they give But it’s me who’s to blame I’m at the bottom of the bottle And nothin’s all I got Yeah it may not be the answer but it sure does hit the spot And if you don’t love this album, the you’re not ... More About: Music , Wine , Cheap
Soldiers Angels Web Surfing
2008-04-04 23:28:00 My weekly ’surf’ of the web for news by, and about, Soldiers Angels First of all, Patti Won the Most Inspirational Mom voting in the online contest at teleflora’s America’s Favorite Mom contest….Yay! and now, the voting continues!! this time, for the Most Popular Mom so,keep voting! Angels And now….on to ... More About: Surfing
Month of the Military child
2008-04-04 17:27:00 It is here, now go do something for one of the little buggers! And don;t tell me you don’t have time! More About: Military , Child , Month
Boycott The Olympics?
2008-04-04 17:09:00 I’d like to know others views on this. Should people boycott the Summer games in Bejing? I don’t watch the Olympics , except the Soccer tournament, but I’m in favor of it. Why the IOC chose one of the worst human rights violators is beyond me. In 1936, Nazi Germany used the games for propaganda and ... More About: In the News , Boycott
Sex & Deployments
2008-04-04 13:51:00 Bravo to Andi for actually discussing a subject that too many of us know about! More About: Deployment
Ladies And Gentlemen, Our U.S. Government Hard At Work
2008-04-03 05:44:00 The Citizens Against Government Waste has released their 2008 Congress ional Pig Book Summary. While we’re down here struggling to get by, what with April 15 breathing down our necks, they’re up there wasting our money on stupid crap like: More About: Politics , Idiots , Democrats
Wednesday Hero
2008-04-02 16:31:00 This Weeks Hero Was Suggested By Mary Ann Spc. Jeffrey Jamaleldine Company C, 1st Battalion, 77th Armor More About: War On Terror , Iraq , Military , Wednesday Hero
I want our soldiers home
2008-04-02 13:48:00 There, I said it. I have been struggling with this lately as I know many of us who contribute here on Hooah Wife have, as do many of our readers. Last week, while on vacation, I got an e-mail from a local station producer who wanted me on air, like 2 hours before I got ... More About: Home , Soldiers
SSgt Matt Maupin Found
2008-03-31 16:58:00 In April of last year, Wednesday Hero profiled SSgt. Keith “Matt ” Maupin who had went missing in Iraq in April of 2004. Sad news. SSg. Maupin’s remains have been found. “My heart sinks, but I know they can’t hurt him anymore,” Keith Maupin said after receiving word about the remains of his son, who ... More About: War On Terror , Military
Be sure to watch: April 1st, PBS, 9 E.T. Bad Voodoo
2008-03-31 15:55:00 A very important message from Bad VooDoo: Hi everyone! It`s JP, webmaster of Milblogging .com. As many of you know, I`m a member of Bad Voodoo Platoon and I’m currently deployed in support of OIF. Over the last year, several of us including fellow military blogger Toby Nunn, have been videotaping our experience. Deborah ... More About: Watch , April
Obama Misspeaks
2008-03-31 04:23:00 Barack Obama has claimed in the past that the Kennedy family is partially responsible for him even being born. He’s claimed that the Kennedy’s donated money for a 1959 airlift of 81 Kenyan students to the U.S. One of those students, claims Sen. Obama, was his father. One problem. The ... More About: Politics , Idiots , Democrats , Barack Obama
Friday Funny
2008-03-28 16:36:00 This was in yesterday’s paper, but I didn’t see it until today. More About: Funny , Children , Friday
?Founding Faith? by Steven Waldman
2008-03-28 01:29:00 I heard about this book on NPR and it sounds interesting. It?s definitely on my to-read list. Various American evangelicals have claimed the founding fathers as believing and practicing Protestants who intended America to be a Christian nation. Secularists, on the other hand, see in the same historical record evidence that the founders were often ... More About: Politics , Religion , Faith , Steven
Soldiers Angels Web Surfing
2008-03-27 17:28:00 My weekly ’surf’ of the web for news by, and about, Soldiers Angels (normally posted on Fridays…after being late posting this for two weeks in a row for various reasons? I’m determined to be Early with it at the end of This week!) On to the ’surfing’ More About: Surfing
Wednesday Hero
2008-03-26 16:05:00 This Weeks Hero Was Suggested by Kathi Soldiers’ Angels Living Legends Team May No Soldier Go Unloved Living Legends began in May 2005 with a very small team of seven dedicated angels. The team’s mission was to let the families and friends of fallen heroes know that we were here to support them and to honor their loved ... More About: Military , Wednesday Hero , Wednesday
Liar, Liar, Pantsuit On Fire
2008-03-26 00:01:00 Clinton “Truth” - We went to Bosnia and when we arrived we had to dodge sniper fire. I was brave that day. I’m ready to lead the country. Actual Truth - Nothing happened. A Clinton lied? No way. Jeez. Obama attends a racist church for half his life and Clinton tells one ... More About: Politics , Idiots , Democrats , Barack Obama , Hillary Clinton
Biofuels May Not Be So Clean
2008-03-25 15:55:00 Gordon Brown is preparing for a battle with the European Union over biofuels after one of the government’s leading scientists warned they could exacerbate climate change rather than combat it. In an outspoken attack on a policy which comes into force next week, Professor Bob Watson, the chief scientific adviser at the Department for Environment, Food ... More About: Global Warming , In the News , Clean , Biofuels
Soldiers Angels Web Surfing
2008-03-24 18:13:00 My “usually posted on Fridays” feature….(late again, sorry!)….of news by, and about Soldiers Angels out in the blogosphere. (My husband and I went on a short trip this past weekend to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ….which, sadly, was kind of disappointing, not at all what we had hoped/expected(and ... More About: Surfing
Vets On The Hill
2008-03-24 15:48:00 I’ve been meaning to post this. It’s been sitting in my inbox, but I keep forgetting. Vets For Freedom are signing up Veterans to go to Washington, D.C. on April 8th to support Gen. Petraeus when he goes to talk before Congress . Head over to Gazing At The Flag for more information. More About: War On Terror , Iraq , Military , Afghanistan
ScienceDebate2008
2008-03-24 13:44:00 Scientists are calling for the presidential candidates to hold a debate on science-related issues April 18 at the Franklin Institute. A recent Op-Ed in the Philadelphia Inquirer proposed several questions. On the issue of adult scientific literacy, I found this question very interesting: According to the National Science Board, only one-third of Americans believe ... More About: Politics
Care To Borrow My Shovel, Barack?
2008-03-21 05:27:00 The point I was making was not that my grandmother harbors any racial animosity, but that she is a typical white person. If she sees somebody on the street that she doesn’t know - there’s a reaction in her that’s been bred into our experiences that don’t go away and sometimes come out in ... More About: Idiots , Democrats , Barack Obama , Barack , Care
Going Green Hurts The Poor II
2008-03-21 00:32:00 This .50 cent gas tax has been talked about for sometime, but now we can add a new voice telling lower income Americans to go to hell. A Michigan congressman wants to put a 50-cent tax on every gallon of gasoline to try to cut back on Americans’ consumption. Polls show that a majority of Americans ... More About: Global Warming , Idiots , Democrats , Green , Oil
One person making a difference
More articles from this author:2008-03-20 12:50:00 This video was sent to me by Dave Marron from Thunder Run. You will not regret watching it! More About: Person , Difference 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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