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A New Way to Connect
I haven’t contributed to the “Letters to You” blog before today, but I’m excited to do so! I joined the MilitaryAvenue team in early 2008 and it has been fun to jump into a new and exciting project. If you are reading this blog, you are probably familiar enough with the Internet to have at least heard of Facebook. It has gained some popularity and success over the past couple of years – roughly 65 million users with an average of 250,000 new users signing up each day! That’s exciting for the people at Facebook, but what did it mean for us at MilitaryAvenue? In mid 2007, Facebook created the…
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A New Way to Connect
I haven’t contributed to the “Letters to You” blog before today, but I’m excited to do so! I joined the MilitaryAvenue team in early 2008 and it has been fun to jump into a new and exciting project. If you are reading this blog, you are probably familiar enough with the Internet to have at least heard of Facebook. It has gained some popularity and success over the past couple of years – roughly 65 million users with an average of 250,000 new users signing up each day! That’s exciting for the people at Facebook, but what did it mean for us at MilitaryAvenue? In mid 2007, Facebook created the…
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I asked the chef… and he answered!
Have you ever gone out to a wonderful restaurant and ordered something that was “oh so good!”? Are you the type that might just like to replicate a great taste? As you take a bite, do you wonder what is in this sauce, or what was the marinade? I do that . I love to cook. I love to read recipe books. I love to browse in Williams Sonoma stores. I am a great chef. Well, maybe not the last statement… but my family loves my cooking – NICE. That is a 5 star rating right there. Last weekend we went to Selfridge ANGB, located north of Detroit. There is…
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Are You Made of the “Right Stuff” or What the Heck is a Heart Stress Test
Last week I had a heart stress test when my doctor thought it was a good idea. I did have a humorous moment as I thought of the movie, “The Right Stuff” about the first astronauts and the physical exam process that NASA put them through before they were cleared for training. I can still laugh about it many years later as the scenes run through my mind. But this was different as I was not ready for this idea as a guy who flew for 30 years and kept fit to pass those flight physicals and PT tests. I work out hard and frequently; but, maybe enjoyed the retired…
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Taking time to be a kid
March comes in like a lion proved to be true after last night’s ice-storm, followed by snow-storm here in the great Midwest. This afternoon my boys and I bundled up and headed out side for a bit of fresh air. Plus, I needed to get the driveway shoveled in case I actually needed to get some where today – doubtful, but you never know. I started piling the snow into a big pile in the corner of the driveway. I figured a pile would be a good diversion for the kids. As my 5-year old spotted this new adventure sprouting up in the yard the first words out of his…
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The Washing Machine
My husband left for Fort Campbell yesterday morning at about 2am for a few weeks of training. A fly on the wall would know this without it even being announced. How so you might ask? At 10am my washing machine stopped spinning. It filled; it washed; but when it came to the draining part, it stopped. I took all the sopping wet laundry out (which of course it was a bleach load), used an old fish tank “syphon” to take out the water and then I did the scariest part of it all, I grabbed the tools out of the garage. Actually, I wasn’t so scared… It would be Paul…
