For the last couple of days I have been emailing with someone I have come to discover is a nearly daily reader ... and I had no idea ...

My first reaction was to feel like a total schmuck, completely out of touch with who on earth the reading audience really is.

Until it hit me ... literally hit me ... (I was still in the throws of pain from having hit my knee on the desk when I realized) ... emailing and being friends with readers is cool, but writing without knowing my audience means I really am not writing for an audience. Unless, of course, I'm writing for an imagined audience ... which may or may not actually read me ... but I digress ...

My point was, perhaps not knowing my audience doesn't make me such a horrible ogre* after all, just someone blogging for what blogging is about.

*(no offense Ogre, I meant the other kind ... that bad kind ... not the you kind, or the Shrek kind ... )

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It feels like I've been gone for-ever...

I managed to find myself coming down with something the day before my family rolled into town on the 17th and I have yet to get completely over it. Just my luck that stress-induced immuno-suppression would lead to a nasty cold on my own graduation.

NYC was a trip to say the least ...
I have never appreciated the pace of DC so much in my life!
Day 1 we were there I vowed to take advantage of the benefits of DC and never complain that the crowds or attitude of the people were the worst I'd seen in my life. I was amazed at how true stereotypes really can be.

I did, however, have a pretty good time. I went looking for the history and that was mostly what I found. The Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, the Brooklyn Bridge, Ground Zero, St. Paul's Chapel, St. Patricks Cathedral, the Empire State Building, the Flat Iron Building, Carnegie Hall, Rockefeller Center, Radio City Music Hall, South Street Seaport, Greenwich Village, Times Square, a Broadway Show, Central Park ... and of course ... FAO Schwarz for a teddy bear

I was supposed to be on a plane last night in order to be at a hearing for my grandmother's court case but medical advise kept me from flying. So I'm uneasy today as the hearing went on without me.

But I am gradually crawling back into my life that seems to have been put on hold for the last several weeks ... and trying to get used to 2 extra letters some job might attach to my name ...

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... But I'll really be in NYC ...

I had hoped to blog more while the family was in town but it just didn't happen with all the running and the inevitable drama.

I'll be back as soon ... but I hope to send a few folks over to look in on the place while I'm off continuing to meet family obligations.

Everyone have a safe & happy Memorial Day weekend!!

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I just flew back into D.C. .... and boy my arms are tired ...

The blogging has sucked lately since I've been out of town and it doesn't look like it will get any better any time soon...

Mom gets to town tomorrow
Dad/Bro/Aunt/Friend get to town Thurs
No idea when g-ma gets to town ... last I heard her plans to drive were foiled by the power steering in her car that couldn't be readily fixed.

I'll be with at least 2 family members every day for the rest of the entire month ... I may need someone to come break me out of the looney bin or jail by the time this is overwith. With my luck, probably both at some point ...

The worst part is that I'm really starting to miss being able to write about what's going through my head ... stupid responsibilities ...

I've been severely interrupted

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I think #4 is about what Sheila's up to now ... but she's back and almost as good as new. Turns out that there were some major congenital defects that finally caught up with her. But no components were fried and no data was lost ... whew!

The trip to KS was difficult, but no time to handle it now ...

I'm off to play with the Navy tomorrow, and this weekend is the big milblogging conference all the cool kids will be at ...

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ALERT: A Swift Kick is currently experiencing major technical difficulties.

1. Sheila has managed to finally fry herself beyond my comprehension. I have had to admit defeat and she will go in for testing tomorrow. Once I find out what has gone wrong, I will likely be able to fix her. So ... we wait ...

2. I am flying out to KS again. I will find myself in a court room Tuesday morning with the person that hit & killed my grandmother. With all the talk of a plea bargain already, I find myself in need of a court room experience with this person. If for no other reason that to see for myself who he is and that he faced a court at least once. In the end, I think it will help the situation rest easier in my mind once it is over ... but the hardest part will be meeting this person after sleeping in my grandmother's house again without her and on the two month anniversary of the day that he killed her. It is still so fresh ...

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1 good luck darling, I will say a prayer for you. The week will be a rough one for sure... May these folks make the right decision..... damn

Posted by: armywifetoddlermom at April 17, 2006 02:54 PM (XzutZ)

2 Good luck, Cat. Remember, there's justice, and then there's justice. You'll be OK

Posted by: Lysander at April 17, 2006 04:26 PM (ShW/G)

3 ... good luck, and safe trip...

Posted by: Eric at April 18, 2006 04:52 PM (r5XsL)

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Today marks my very first MuNu-versary.

When Blog-pop Eric invited me over (or rather gave into my pleading to move into a more legitimate format than blogsnot) I never thought I'd make it to one year. Now I can't imagine being anywhere but MuNu, and I'm proud to be part of all the wonderful bloggers that keep being brought on.

Thanks to all the readers that put me over the 21,000 mark this year ... I look forward to another great year laughing and ranting, and sharing all the cool things I think the world needs to know about.

Oh, and here's to another great year of finding other bloggers to drink with (both local and visiting).

KANPAI

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1 Baaaaaaaaaaaaa.

Posted by: Ogre at April 04, 2006 10:31 AM (/k+l4)

2 And I'm proud and happy to call you my blogsister! Congrats on your first year, and hear's to your next six!

Posted by: Victor at April 04, 2006 11:11 AM (L3qPK)

3 Congratulations Sistah, and it has been a very busy year for you....... See you soon, and like we need a reason to toast this....? We will

Posted by: armywifetoddlermom at April 04, 2006 11:21 AM (AppCG)

4 Yay!!!! Mine is in 3 days!

Posted by: caltechgirl at April 04, 2006 03:18 PM (/vgMZ)

5 Yay!

Posted by: Oddybobo at April 04, 2006 03:52 PM (6Gm0j)

6 ..congratulations!... I'm proud of my blogkids... I really am.... y'all are special... not retarded, of course... just special...

Posted by: Eric at April 04, 2006 04:33 PM (r5XsL)

7 YAY!!!

Posted by: Ted at April 04, 2006 08:03 PM (+OVgL)

8 Congrats, Cat.

Posted by: Jim - PRS at April 04, 2006 09:53 PM (njBz/)

9 congrats, aunt cat!

Posted by: amelie at April 05, 2006 10:01 AM (J0CVQ)

10 Congratulations!

Posted by: Richmond at April 06, 2006 12:10 PM (e8QFP)

11 Sorry you didn't make 25,000, but happy blogiversary.

Posted by: Harvey at April 08, 2006 09:46 AM (L7a63)

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... til my Munu-versary...

and I'm 5076 hits short of my goal :-/

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I got the coolest e-mail yesterday - a stranger said thank you.

I am nothing but a little fish trying to do little things to make the world a better place one baby step at a time. I am not an influential player in the big game. I am put a spare cog in the machine, it would run without me. But I keep showing up at the game because I can't seem to forget this:

And the good will was returned...

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Being the good guy that he is, Harvey offered to send every single one of his female readers to my site (you know, to help me get towards my 25,000 goal and all...), on one condition:

I have to help him get his acting career off the ground.

So Ladies, Big Brawny Harvey in all his manly glory, just for you ... ENJOY!!
(link is safe for work)

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1 I am SO not going to click that link...

Posted by: Ogre at March 07, 2006 07:32 AM (/k+l4)

2 ... damn, a lumberjack who is nice to spiders, gives foot massages, and cries during copulation.... amazing...

Posted by: Eric at March 07, 2006 08:23 AM (r5XsL)

3 You had me at the minature pony....*sigh*

Posted by: shimauma at March 07, 2006 01:02 PM (oH+XM)

4 Awesome link

Posted by: Dorothy at March 07, 2006 07:40 PM (i2wOe)

5 Ha! To quote a BK commercial. "It's so cheesy."

Posted by: GaMongrel at March 08, 2006 04:24 AM (tYXgL)

6 bwa ha haaa! just the laugh i needed; thanks, dear *hug*

Posted by: amelie at March 08, 2006 12:19 PM (og1il)

7 That actually hurt. I thought that mini-mule was a mutant hampster for second there.

Posted by: RedNeck at March 13, 2006 06:51 PM (tSJ8V)

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I don't ordinarly ask for presents, but this one would mean a lot to me...

I know, it's a pretty tall order for this blog ... needing an average 200 hits a day and all ... but what do you say? Spread the word and help me out?

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1 Good Luck! And I'll do my part.

Posted by: the Pirate at March 03, 2006 10:47 AM (0ZKi5)

2 You're on!

Posted by: WitNit at March 03, 2006 04:06 PM (m7Be4)

3 With love...

Posted by: RSM at March 03, 2006 07:11 PM (z1E/+)

4 Happy to help. We all need a little hit every once in a while. Came by way of Eric at SWG.

Posted by: Junebugg at March 04, 2006 03:08 AM (/Jsts)

5 Why not

Posted by: Catfish at March 04, 2006 07:42 AM (Zl4B/)

6 Launch the Alert 5 Tomcat!

Posted by: MCPO Airdale at March 04, 2006 11:01 AM (WOQ34)

7 Your go girl! I will email the link

Posted by: Theresa at March 04, 2006 11:42 AM (+3Ann)

8 25k, here we come!

Posted by: Elisson at March 05, 2006 12:08 AM (lwAm8)

9 What is your "date"? My anniversary is this week.... a whole year old

Posted by: armywifetoddlermom at March 05, 2006 11:58 AM (62sjA)

10 Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet?Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet?Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet?Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet?Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet?Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet?Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet?Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet?

Posted by: Cowboy Blob at March 05, 2006 01:12 PM (1Hnkz)

11 GOOD LUCK!!!

Posted by: Dr Gno at March 07, 2006 05:35 PM (YiUIK)

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Some of you are familiar with The Blogless Wonder, others are not. But in any case, he is no longer known by such a malicious moniker...

So without further ado...

Allow me to introduce my second son, the one that insists I refer to him as my red-headed step-child, Two Foot Onion. You'll have to get him to tell you the story behind his name but he now blogs at The Wonder Formally Known As Blogless on blogspot.

So go give him a hello and make him feel welcome in our world

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Well, I'm off ... the time has come to head to Kansas to say my final goodbyes.

In the interest of keeping prying eyes off the blog, I don't imagine I'll be doing any posting until I get back. The last thing I need is to let the entire family know about this place all at once.

Those with keys, feel free to keep her warm for the next couple of days.

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Blog bro RSM asked me to do a little guest blogging for him while he was away for the weekend ... but it seems someone else got to his place first ...

I think I'll go see if I can't make myself at home anyway ;o)

UPDATE: Or not... I can't seem to get the log-in page to come up ...

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For those readers in the DC Metro area that haven't heard yet - blogmeet ... Saturday... email me for the details.

Agenda for the evening: Plans - Taking Over World

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Looks like lil ol kuntry mouse has managed to get herself back up and running again. Which explains why her phone was busy all afternoon... But I'm seriously beginning to wonder how kuntry mouse she really is if she managed to MacGyver her computer back together... But then again, sometimes addiction makes you do things you never thought you'd do.

You know, it's almost too bad though. I was so looking forward to a Coup-a-la-Redneck... Maybe we can just stage a hostile take over instead...?

I'm just kidding (mostly) - it's good to have you back online, Lady.

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FYI - Army Wife Toddler Mom is still sans computer at her house...

I wonder if VW will help us hijack her blog. We could stage a giant coup, Redneck style...

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1 I suppose that if someone were to wrestle the keys away, I might be persuaded to help. Might be.

Posted by: That 1 Guy at January 16, 2006 03:56 PM (lfQya)

2 Any other takers? This could be fun...

Posted by: Princess Cat at January 16, 2006 03:57 PM (leeb2)

3 If you can get the keys from Pink Ninja. She seems to be able to hide keys extremely well.

Posted by: VW Bug at January 16, 2006 09:44 PM (4oOot)

4 Just be aware that I'll only have the keys for a couple of more days. I can't believe she will last without a computer all week. :-) But I'll be glad to add a couple of people to allow them to post... just send me your email addresses ... to HappyDogSpeaks (at) gmail.com

Posted by: VW Bug at January 16, 2006 09:53 PM (4oOot)

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Via T1G, I just discovered that this is National De-lurking Week...

So, to all 6 of you out there reading but not saying anything...

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1 ... here, sis... as always..

Posted by: Eric at January 09, 2006 06:35 PM (r5XsL)

2 Hello, Dammit

Posted by: Dax Montana at January 09, 2006 06:43 PM (L6TJC)

3 hiya

Posted by: Shelley at January 09, 2006 07:12 PM (iMGjE)

4 Heya! I fear that I've actually become more of a lurker than I should be. I'm ashamed. Don't know for sure if it's because of lurking, or being a peeping tom, though.

Posted by: That 1 Guy at January 10, 2006 09:35 AM (lfQya)

5 well i guess I would be considered a lurker... i commented last week and now here I am again love your blog!

Posted by: katie at January 10, 2006 11:03 AM (S4IqN)

6 Hey. I am alive and lurking.

Posted by: hoosierboy at January 10, 2006 11:11 AM (y+HhI)

7 Yeesh... ya coulda let me put some pants on before you turned on the light...

Posted by: Johno at January 10, 2006 03:28 PM (eVrhx)

8 Is lurking as bad as trolling?

Posted by: Chris at January 10, 2006 05:09 PM (QgCnE)

9 Hello beautiful!

Posted by: assrot at January 10, 2006 06:27 PM (ARCEn)

10 Unlurking.......................Hello!!!

Posted by: Dr Gno at January 10, 2006 07:12 PM (iONMN)

11 (throws robe over me) Howdy, dammit! Nice blog.

Posted by: imp at January 11, 2006 06:41 AM (JSyfC)

12 Yeah, I'm a lurker. Hi!

Posted by: Tina at January 11, 2006 11:43 AM (gV3tY)

13 *unlurking* You never hear from me... wait... I think I still have a key to this place somewhere...

Posted by: RSM at January 11, 2006 11:02 PM (Tdodv)

14 Just wandered over from the Llamas -- hallo!...

Posted by: Rex Ferric at January 13, 2006 12:18 PM (bqPDz)

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She may have found her keys, but Army Wife Toddler Mom's computer is just not having it today. In fact, both her desktop and laptop are completely out of commission at the moment.

She's doing her best to get back online ASAP but ya'll are going to have to learn to live without her for a little while, I'm afraid.

More info as it comes...

... The preceding has been a public service announcement was made possible by the following ...

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Being good at something is all well and good, but I have to admit... I'm a big fat schmuck for not paying attention sooner...

I was so caught up in my 'When - the - fuck - does - this - god - forsaken - evil - torturous - socially - mandated - holiday - season - bullshit - ever - end' rant, that I totally missed be awarded a Golden Thong. (Which, by the way, is totally flattering)

Over at Life Or Something Like It, I was named the blog "Best at Helping Jess Understand Women" for 2005.

I knew there was a reason I kept coming back to this place... *g*

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