FBL talks about her milblog Fuzzilicious Thinking.

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

1. I never attended Kindergarten (started my education in a one-room school)

2. I’m a vegetarian

3. I like to do embroidery

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

I’ve been blogging for about two years.

I got started because I had a lot of friends who were milbloggers, and it looked like fun.  Still, the idea of me blogging seemed rather self-absorbed because I didn’t think I had anything unique to offer, so they had to talk me into it.  Literally days after I started blogging, I began working on the development of the Valour-IT (Voice-Activated Laptops for Our Injured Troops) charity project, and the blog soon became about giving Valour-IT a regular presence beyond its official websites.  I felt I had to keep going because of that, and now I’m hooked.  

Question: What is your military experience?

I’m a civilian. My father served a tour in Vietnam, but left the Army soon after I was born and died when I was 11-years-old. Basically, I was introduced to the military by the milblogs and and have since been “adopted.”

Question: What are some of your other favorite Milblogs?

My two most favorite are Argghhh! and Neptunus Lex, which were instrumental in getting me blogging.  I particularly appreciate the deployed milbloggers, and my recent favorites in that category are and Acute Politics and Badger 6.  If I started mentioning the others I enjoy, I’d have a never-ending list. 

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

I’m at what seems to be the tail-end of a months-long writer’s block and my readership has been declining lately, so I’m not sure “successful” would be a correct descriptor. But… to the extent I’ve had any success or acclaim, it’s been a result of the support and mentoring of other bloggers.

The biggest factor was my pre-blogging connections.   I’d been reading milblogs for about a year and was a well-established commenter (”Denizenne”) at Argghhh! before I started blogging, so John Donovan was kind enough to link my new blog and continue regularly spotlighting me.  His also put my Valour-IT posts in front of other big milbloggers and top-tier blogs like Michelle Malkin, Instapundit, NRO Corner, etc.  Neptunus Lex did similar things for me.  Villainous Company (fellow Denizenne of Argghhh!) also helped by asking me to guest blog.  I owe all three of them so much, both personally and as a blogger.

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

I’m looking for a job in military non-profits or Veterans Support Organizations. Anybody know of any openings out there?

Most importantly, I think my readers and fellow bloggers are amazing. Blogging is a great leveler–I’m often taken aback when I think of the things I’ve participated in and the extraordinary people I have gotten to know I never would’ve encountered otherwise. They have literally changed my life, and with their support and leadership I’ve done things I never would’ve imagined two years ago. I feel extremely proud and lucky to be a part of the milblog community.

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