16 years…

Posted on by May 10, 2023

Sixteen years ago I posted this-

I’m new to this whole arena, but thought I’d give it a try. I guess I fall in the “silent majority” as we have been deemed, I’ve never sought publicity, sued anyone for spilling my coffee, sure as hell ain’t a movie star; well, you get the drift…

I’m mid-50’s have a decent job, two decent kids trying hard to make their own way in the world today, and a lot of frustration with what is happening to the US of A. Being from the South, I hunt, fish, and shoot guns; so that immediately makes me one of those “rabid rednecks” to quote some out there. I did have a pickup, but it’s hard to park it where I work, so I drive a Pontiac… sure do miss the truck though… sigh…

As a retired military type, it really hurts to see the crap we are putting the folks in service through today. I lived through that in Vietnam, and I take the time to thank every Soldier, Sailor, Airman or Marine for their service when I get the chance. Most of the kids (I’m Southern so I can say that) are doing the best they can with what they have. They believe in the job they and others are doing in the Sandbox, and are pretty upset by the media coverage they get.

Anyway, I’m going to try this for a while and see what happens… thanks for reading and commenting…

Old NFO

Something over 5700 posts, 82,000 comments, and over 8 million views later, I’m STILL appreciative of the support from all you folks out there for reading my brain drippings!

THANK YOU!

Comments

16 years… — 30 Comments

  1. And from one veteran brother to you, Thank you for your service and for your posts. They give me something to comment on and give my views. Once again Thank you for your service.

  2. And I thank you in return for all of the hard work you volunteer to do for your readers. To keep us informed of developments that aren’t in MSM but are very important to keep track of its progress.

  3. And we appreciate your efforts – in this and previous careers.

    You’ve earned those views, comments and sales.

  4. Keep doing what you’re doing, and we’ll keep reading!

    I appreciate your thoughts and insights and really like your literature!

  5. People wouldn’t be reading if you weren’t doing something right at least occasionally. 🙂
    Thanks for everything!

  6. And look at the crazy bunch of folks you’ve collected up by being out here. 🙂 Congrats. 🙂

  7. I found you via Lawdog’s post on his blog about the Blanket Fort (the “I can’t believe I’m doing this…” post from mid-March 2022. I’m very glad I did. Your posts are regular, and interesting, and I find myself commenting more often than not.

    The Blanket Fort has become a regular watch/commentary for me too. Good conversations all around. I’m glad to have found you.

    Also have bought 4 of your books so far, and those have been a pleasure to read. (To anyone else, if you were on the fence about trying one of the author’s books on the left, just do it. He’s an entertaining storyteller.)

  8. BZ to you. A daily read for me. Keep doing what you’re doing.

  10. I start my mornings with coffee and two blogs: yours and Alma’s. I enjoy the information, the posters, and your brain drippings. Keep writing, and I’ll keep reading.

  11. Thanks for what you have done and will do in the future. I also have problems with how our military is being run these days.

  12. As stated above, your efforts in every arena are greatly appreciated. I’m grateful that you share your thoughts, news, mil e-mails, and books with us.

  13. It’s been SIXTEEN YEARS!!? Holy smokes! Where did the time go? I remember reading that post, and have been a daily reader ever since. As Rev. Paul and others have said, your efforts in the blog and writing ARE greatly appreciated.

  14. Duuno. Think maybe I found you about the same time as I found Ian, maybe a year before Law Dog’s Pink Gorilla Suit (which alone is worth buying the book!)? I used a different username than.

    Hate to tell you this, but you’re getting old.

    NOT your material,… you! 🙂

  16. 16 years and 5700 posts?

    I am sure you get it figured out sooner or later.

    Well done Sailor!

  18. Only been reading for 10 years or so, but always enjoy your musings. And more recently, the books.

  19. Hey Old NFO;

    Yeah it is YOUR fault, you know…YOUR fault…YOU foisted me on the blogging world, it is your blog I first ran into that got me into blogging…so there 😛 Seriously though I am glad that you got into blogging, and because you did, it pushed others into blogging and it opened a whole other world out there…so yes we do appreciate your brain squeezings. Keep on squeezing, LOL

  22. And I’ve been reading your blog since it started! And then got to meet you IRL a couple of years after that. Total fangirl moment! And, you kind of kicked me in the butt to restart my blog after I took a hiatus.

    And the rest, as they say, is history.

    Thank you for your your hard work!

  23. Congratulations. Been with you most of the way. Thanks for all the good posts -and for a few brilliant ones. You are one of the stars in the West Texas sky.
    Thank you very much. V/R JWest

  27. Congratulations, OldNFO. That is amazing. And thank you for your service, too.
    You all be safe and God bless.

  28. Thank YOU, sir! -for your service and for all your writing.
    God bless you and yours!