Archive for February, 2008

Feb 27 2008

Wednesday Hero~Navy Chief Special Warfare Operator (SEAL) Michael E. Koch

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Navy Chief Special Warfare Operator (SEAL) Michael E. Koch
Navy Chief Special Warfare Operator (SEAL) Michael E. Koch
29 years old from State College, Pennsylvania
East Coast-based SEAL team
February 4, 2008

“There are only approximately 2,500 SEALs in the Navy and they really are a brotherhood,” said Naval Special Warfare spokesman Lt. David Luckett. “This is another unfortunate reminder of the risks and sacrifices these amazing warriors and their families make on a daily basis.”

Koch leaves behind his parents and a fiancee. He enlisted in July 1998 and entered SEAL training in January 1999, according to The Virginian-Pilot of Norfolk. He received the Bronze Star, Joint Service Commendation Medal and three Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medals.

Navy SEAL Michael E. Koch died Feb. 4 after being wounded by small-arms fire during combat operations in Iraq alongside fellow SEAL Nathan Hardy, who was profiled last week.

These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives so that others may enjoy the freedoms we get to enjoy everyday. For that, I am proud to call them Hero.
We Should Not Only Mourn These Men And Women Who Died, We Should Also Thank God That Such People Lived

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Feb 26 2008

Showcase Carnival Edition 99 Or So

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Welcome to the February 25, err 26th of February 2008 edition of new blog showcase.
The Showcase of New Blogs is intended to spark your interest in new blogs, seeing new readers.
We allow (with some flexibility) blogs that are three months old or less, well more or less to submit posts.
We do ask, (respectfully demand) that those whose blogs are listed, give us the courtesy of a link back.
On to the Carnival!

Michael@TSM presents Travel Writing Contest! Win $150 Cash Prize | Traveling Stories Magazine posted at Traveling Stories Magazine.

Daniel Lafleche presents Sundance Film Festival 2008: Five Key Trends and Must-Knows for Indie Directors and Producers posted at Film and Video Marketplace Blog, saying, “New blog focused on indie movies and film licensing.”

Kenton Newby presents 10 Ways Article Writing Can Stack the Deck in Your Favor posted at KentonNewby.com.

moneyandpf presents Budgeting posted at >Money and Personal Finance, saying, “A new site dedicated to personal finance and making your money go further”

moneychallenge presents How Would I Live on a Minimum Wage Income? > posted at The Great Money Challenge, saying, “A hypothetical budget for a single person living on minimum wage. Can I make it work considering my current living standards? Is there hope for health insurance and any retirement savings?”

Alexander Kohl presents ?Trust Me, I Know It Works? posted at Green to Profit - Becoming a Sustainable Entrepreneur.

Ian Richardson presents A Niche is a Notch. Catch? posted at
Make Everything EzyAs123.

Deb Hernandez presents I’m so Tired… posted at Born To Be Alive.

Rob Moshe presents Live Your Best Life By Serving Others posted at Rob Schaumer Once the project starts, each day I will recognize a fellow blogger that “Helped”

Rose Walbrugh presents Are you addicted to your emotions? | Free My Mind > posted at FreeMyMind.Net, saying, “Are we just as blatantly addicted to our emotions as the smoker to his cigarettes? And instead of merely popping into the corner shop to feed our addiction, do we inadvertently orchestrate our lives around our emotional addictions?”

Tony Clements presents tuesdays: hot men crying posted at tuesdays, saying, “hey. My blog’s called TUESDAYS and it’s about:
- JURY DUTY
- OLD DOGS
- DEAD RABBITS
- AL GORE UNDERWEAR
- MEL TORME’
- SOME JAPAN STUFF
and other stuff. Please check it out and let me know what you think. (I’m just over three months old…but boy do I need the help.)” Glad to help!

Nick at BnG presents The Beernut Gallery - Vanilla-Latte-Guy posted at The Beernut Gallery, saying, “Well, this is a pretty new blog. This is one of the better posts of the week I think. Hope you like it!”

darryl heron presents Systems Overload: GTD Overview posted at Systems Overload, saying, “I just found the “new blog showcase” last Friday, so I hope that you will still consider my blog that started in September 2007 as new. I’m really trying to find new readers now, so any help would be greatly appreciated. This post gives an overview of GTD (Getting Things Done)”

Awwww Geez since you asked so nicely. OK.

Silveral presents The History of Celebrity | Celebrity News, and Gossip posted at Celebrity News, and Gossip.

Tiffany Colter presents Lesson Learned and How I got here posted at Writing Career Coach, saying, “This blog discusses how to have success beginning from the first day of this New Year!”

Dave Burris presents “That Delaware Exists as a Separate Commonwealth Is Due to This Colony” « The online home of the Delaware Beaches | CoastalSussex.com posted at The online home of the Delaware Beaches | CoastalSussex.com, saying, “A new site dedicated to the Delaware beaches, our people, businesses, history and beautiful natural places.”

Saral137 presents How To Save On Beauty Expenses posted at Be Thrifty Like Us, saying, “I am a new blogger as of 1/1/2008 and I would love to submit my article to the carnival. My blog is mostly about living thrifty and saving money to get out of debt.”

Freddie L. Sirmans, Sr. presents Can The US Prevent A Starvation Crisis? posted at Can The US Prevent A Starvation Crisis.

John Crenshaw presents The Biggest Scam Your Bank Gets Away With Everyday posted at Truthful Lending dot Com, saying, “This little known scam accounts for a huge portion of fees paid to banks every year and is going on right under your nose. The worst part is, it’s completely legal.”

Steve Waugh presents IKEA and Beyond posted at Ramble On, saying, “Article about a recent fun weekend getaway.”

James Brausch presents >Costa Rican Food posted at Costa Rica HQ.

Carl Mills presents Daily Dose of Motivation posted at Daily Dose of Motivation, saying, “If you believe it, you can do it!!”

Sabrina Jefferson presents Decision Making posted at Sabrina Jefferson.

Tip Diva presents Top Ten Tips - Improving Your Blog posted at Tip Diva, saying, “You have a blog, but you don’t have as many hits or readers as you would like. Here are some tips to improve your blog’s overall visibility on the web and attract new readers.”

j blu presents Pictures of Hawaii | Beautiful Hawaiian Sunsets at the Beach posted at Local Kine Hawaii, saying, “Local Kine: True Pictures of Hawaii is a blog about all things Hawaii. From Hawaii news to local life to activities and events, we are dedicated to bringing an authentic perspective of life in Hawaii today.”

Tiffany Colter presents Writing Career Coach: A Pleasant surprise and How I got here Part 2 posted at >Writing Career Coach, saying, “A pleasant surprise on how to have success beginning from the first day of this New Year!”

Woody Maxim presents My review of Blog Farm Generator posted at Woody Maxim.

Sarah Paine presents >One Link for You Two Links For Me posted at >Sarah Paine, saying, “Create several back links each submission using the suggested site to boost Google page rank.”

Heee Hee Hee see it worked, she got 2 links!

Mind Scalpel presents Clones: The Other White Meat posted at Mind Scalpel, saying, “News. Commentary. Analysis. Humor.Mind Scalpel: Embed Directly in Forehead!”

Ian Richardson presents Final Five Reasons to Host Your Own Blog. > posted at Make Everything EzyAs123.

Andrew Erickson presents Merchant Processing 102 posted at WebSite Werx.

Nick presents RANT: Mario Armando Lavandeira Jr. posted at The Beernut Gallery, saying, “My rant on Perez Hilton (including funny drawings). At first I thought I was jealous of his success and then I realized that I disliked him for a perfectly good reason.”

That concludes this edition, Wow so little snark. Submit your blog article to the next edition of new blog showcaseusing our >carnival submission form.Next edition will be at The Random Yak on March 10th. Enjoy and do remember to link back to us! Future hosts can be found on our
blog carnival index page.

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Feb 22 2008

Photo Friday~Art

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Spring Art
Photo Friday

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