Can We Make A Difference? I Like To Think So.

Do you believe in the power of the blogosphere? I do. I've seen a tempest in a teapot end up on the front page of CNN news--Motrin, anyone? Now we have an opportunity to help one of our own, Mary Alice of From the Frontlines, bring attention to a problem that is affecting military families.

If you read Mary Alice you know that her husband is in the Air Force and her son is in the Coast Guard, so her family is doing its bit to serve our country (and if you don't read her you ought to--she's a free-spirited combination of fun, spirituality and common sense that is unbeatable). She's got something to say and I think it would be great if we all helped her spread the word. Especially since her husband was bluntly asked to silence his little lady--can I hear a collective "Hell, No!"

First, read this post, then read this post. If you have time, read this post also and follow the links-they were eye-openers for me.

If you are so moved, link to Mary Alice's blog and if you're a Twitterer (which I am not, but probably should be) tweet away. It would be great to see the mainstream media pick up and run with something from the "Mommy Bloggers" that didn't have anything to do with whether or not it's good to be bad.

Comments

[kcinnova]

Headed directly over to my blog to create a quick post. Good thinking, Jenn!

[JCK]

I'm headed over there to read those posts!

[Amber]

I'm off to check out her blog.

[kcinnova]

It took me nearly an hour, but my post is up and my WWC for tomorrow (originally scheduled for midnight PDT) has been postponed 6 hours.

Sometimes insomnia is a good thing!

[Queenofphrump]

both of your blogs are good reads. Isn't it amazing that in this day and age we, as a society, have yet to figure out how to treat those for whom our lives or lifestyles are dependent upon more than those people who, say, make buckets or sell us things we don't really need? Teachers, firefighters, armed forces and their families, policemen, bus drivers, daycare workers etc. They should all be freakin' millionaires!

[suburbancorrespondent]

Frustrating, isn't it? The irony of it all is that part of the idea behind privatizing the military housing was that a private company motivated by the profit factor would be more responsive to customer complaints. Apparently, it has not worked out that way.

[LifeAsIKnowIt]

I read Mary Alice's posts...and couldn't believe it! That is so not right!
I am a twitterer and will tweet away about it...

[Janet]

ahhhh, military house...I remember those days.

[Suz]

I am going now...thanks for the heads up.

[Green Girl in Wisconsin]

way to spread the world, girlfriend.

[imom]

I'm heading over now! I used to read Mary Alice's blog all the time, but haven't in a long time.

[Minnesota Matron]

The Matron is a general Mary Alice fan and who's a bit behind. She's headed over -- thanks!

[Susan]

My post is up - my readership isn't much, but you never know!!

[Blognut]

I'll go check it out!

[gary]

I have heard it said the first casualty of war is the truth!

[debbie]

good job, jenn. I'm sure that Mary Alice and all the others like her appreciate all the support...maybe things will start to change. we can only hope!!

[phd in yogurtry]

Way to do your part, Jenn. I still can't believe she was asked to stop posting. How unpatriotic!

[she]

Just read about this at kchinnova's blog. Awful and we can do better.

[Buy Online Rx]

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[mens health]

On the other hand the Times chart may have well been just a table. What was the use of the donuts? Your chart did a great job of actually visualizing the data and conveyed the illustrated concept much more clearly.