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1. I’m a huge Techno junkie. If I could thats all I would listen to, but noone in the Army seems to like it, so Im kind of on my own on this one.
2. When I was 19 I started my own buisness selling Dish Network, Direct TV satellietes and Verizon cellphones by going door to door. I made some damn good money, and it was a great experience in my life.
3. I was almost married. When things didn’t work out between me and my ex-fiance I decided to join the Army.

Question: How long have you been blogging and why did you get into blogging?

This is kind of a fuzzy question. In reality I began typing my experiences into my Myspace blog, mainly as a way for me to keep track of my experiences and possibly write a book one day. As I did this, more and more people I didnt know began reading it and commenting on it, so I decided to move it to Blogspot. This was almost exactly 2 months ago. Somehow people caught wind of it and word spread and it seems people from all over have been reading and enjoying it, so its almost become a passion to keep everyone informed as to what its like here in Iraq.

The way I actually got interest in blogging was when I was reading Colby Buzzels blog just before I left for the Army. I enjoyed reading it and figured that I would maybe try to do something like that whenever I deployed.

Question: What is your military experience?

Ive been enlisted in the Army for about 2 1/2 years. Ive been through Infantry OSUT, Airborne school, as well as Jumpmaster school. I’ve been bounced around the 82nd from unit to unit but finally have a home now. I’ve been a team leader for just about a year and love it. This is my first deployment and though being an Infantryman here in Iraq can definatly suck, I wouldn’t trade it for the world.

Question: What are some of your other favorite Milblogs?

One of the first blogs I started reading was A Snipers Eye. The Sandbox is another great collection of military stories, and Blackfive is always a good read. And although its not really a blog anymore (the book was great I must say) My War- by Colby Buzzell is/was probably my favorite.

Question: What has been the biggest factor in helping you create and publish a successful blog?

Honestly Im not really sure about this. People that have emailed me have told me that some of my pieces are moving, but honestly in my opinion Im simply writing like how I would talk with one of my buddies out here. For some reason people seem to be able to relate with what Im saying and I guess that is what has caught their attention. I think those that read it and pass along the word as well as send me letters of encouragement and support are the biggest factors.

Question: Do you have anything else you would like us to mention about you, your blog, or your readers?

Just glad to be back to blogging. Its a great release over here, and Im glad others are able to enjoy it.