“Another one in the books!”
I had the pleasure of attending the 2010 MilBlog Conference in Washington D.C.!
Personally, the journey to and from the Conference was flawless and uneventful, and when I arrived in D.C., I was looking forward to the pre and post festivities as well as the event itself…
There are plenty of folks who have posted comprehensive summaries of the events, so I’m not even going to try (and ride their coat tails as far as kudos to all who pitched in to make it a great event! Y’all rock!!!), but I am going to express a few thoughts:
I need to learn to twitter… I’m sick and tired of not knowing where the after parties are… ‘Nuff said…
I had a great time getting a chance to talk to the very same folks whose words have made me laugh, strengthened my resolve, and, most of all, forced me to expand my mind. Rarely have I disagreed with any of them, but if I do, I know that, so long as I forward a reasonably thought out opinion, it will enjoy a cordial and genuine response.
Oh, and I need to learn how to spell Blackhawk Grayhawk Greyhawk… And Mrs. G. is petite… Kinda like dynamite…
Uncle Jimbo needs to get over his fear of public speaking and stop being a wall flower…
I don’t ever want to get Chuck angry at me…
The Golden Knights (U.S. Army Parachute Team) has a blog, and they were there. I’m not sure whether a cost-benefit analysis would support them being there in their primary role as a parachute demonstration team, but I was glad to see them exploring the possibilities of using social media to advance their message as ambassadors of the U.S. Army. Unfortunately, the only thing I could have said to them face to face was “Dude, what you guys do is totally cool!”, and look like some blithering idiot, so I sat back and drooled from afar, because, you know, they are cool! (And they left behind some really neat stuff!)
And then I was able to meet Major Norman Hatch, who shot combat footage of the Marines landing at Tarawa. To Marines, he is a living legend, and meeting him, and having lunch with him was an honor of the highest degree! He spins a good sea story as well!
And then there was Gina Elise… What a sweetheart! Got legs all the way up to her shoulders, and a heart of pure spun gold to boot!
Saving Able performed Friday night, and I wish I had brought my harps… Next year: The Pipes!
If I were to try to list all of the bloggers I met and interacted with, I know I would forget somebody, but I see each and every one of you in my mind’s eye, and I enjoyed every conversation in which I participated, and I value the fact that some of you “heavy hitters” even remembered who I was! It boosted my motivation to get my head and tail wired together and step up my own blogging. Of course, being out in the middle of nowhere, it might look something like this:
12APR2010: Watched the wheat in the fields growing… Cleaned my rifle…
13APR2010: Wheat is still growing… Cleaned my rifle again…
14APR2010: Still growing… Rifle’s pretty clean…
15APR2010: Wheat… Growing… Ran out of Hoppes No. 9…
16APR2010: Growing wheat doesn’t make for good news… Took a break from rifle cleaning and switched to the shotgun…
Anyhow, had a wonderful and enlightening time, and I’m looking forward to next year!
April 14th, 2010 - 08:47
Blog like everyone is watching you!
April 18th, 2010 - 03:27
And it was great to hang with you, as always, Sgt B! Let’s hope for an even bigger Denizens invasion of DC next time