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Archive for January 15th, 2008


The Why’s of my google

Well now that I am able to get on this site I guess I should write about each one of the sites I will be using to get my news and so forth. Choosing a site is in itself bit of a statement about yourself, the process could be as simple as I like to more complex for me, well I guess I will just tell you a little about each site add a link and tell you why I picked it.

The first site was easy it has been part of my life in one form or another for a long time. That would be the Washington Post this paper has been my newspaper since I was in my late teens use to get it every afternoon. Now I get it on the web I like the writers plus I am a big fan of politics and it is at the heart of all American politics both domestic and aboard. In reality I have 3 different links for the Post the main page. Then I also have military and Iraq sections.

For my google search I picked Iraq war it part of are vernacular now it comes up almost everyday in hundreds of ways it has become almost and afterthought to some. I have two military blogs one by a woman and one by a man both of them are Marines. I picked them because I have a special place for the Marines, I was not one, I do have many friends who have been that been out of the daily military life for years and still call themselves Marines. The old motto “once a marine always a marine” seems to ring true. The other reason for me is the for the most part are the first to fight for America and the last to leave. That just speaks to me about the code that they must embrace.

And as my military pod cast I pick one on military history since for the most part we are kind of doing that we are seeing history with words why not with sounds as well, and least but not last I put Fox News on it as well just to see if I would get anyone’s attention with it. Well those are my sites and the why’s behind them maybe also just a little insight to me have fun and I will see you in class.