Instapinch talks about his milblog instapinch.com.

Question: What are 3 things your readers probably do not know about you?

Let’s see….I’ve been pretty open about most everything over the few years I’ve been doing this. They probably don’t know I drive a Prius, which is one of the first hybrid cars to come out and is usually associated with the wacko-environmental moonbats (pretty radical for a staunch conservative like me but the money saved on gas is pretty sweet and it has a few other advantages in a commuter-world like the DC area). They probably don’t know I was a single-parent for most of the last 13 years, raising 2 daughters by myself. Third, my callsign when I flew was Pinch. The “Instapinch” came about when I was rasslin’ around for a blog name and I stole the “Insta” from Glenn Reynolds’ “Instapundit”. I figured if it was good enough for him, it would be fine for me.

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

Instapinch began in March of 2005, so it has been almost 2 and a half years. I initially started with a desire to get online some of the photos I took when I was flying. I was also in the last part of my Naval War College master program, so was writing a lot and looked at a blog as a way of getting some of that out there in the milblog world. My good friend Madmblue at Growing Old Disgracefully talked me into starting this and here we are.

Question: What is your military experience?

10 years of active duty as an F-14 radar intercept officer and 12 years (still ongoing) as a reserve officer serving on various staffs and units. Currently assigned to Commander, Strike Forces Training Atlantic in Norfolk.

Question: What are some of your other favorite Milblogs?

I post and contribute at Blackfive and Defense Tech. Neptunus Lex, The Wood Shed, Murdoc Online, OpFor, National Review’s The Tank, Steeljaw Scribe, Growing Old Disgracefully isn’t a milblog per se, but has some great international relations analysis.

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

Being one of the few voices on the blogosphere to talk about the F-14 when its career was winding down definitely helped – its still amazing the fan club that aircraft had. I try to write about my experiences – which could fall into the category of sticking with what you know. Keep the networking up with other blogs you know – link to them and they’ll link to you. Keep it fresh, interesting, post as often as you can and don’t stray too far out of your core competency.

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

I appreciate every comment that comes my way. It’s gives me great satisfaction knowing that what I write or post at times is enjoyed by some of the readers out there. Thanks for the visits and keep coming back!

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