According to this graphic I talk about the Coast Guard and social media a lot... who knew?

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Do you ever wonder what it is I exactly talk about on here? Well you should because I sure has heck do… but that’s were the fun little tool of Wordle comes in handy. Head the the website, enter any web address- such as ryanerickson.com- and you’re presented with a cool little graphic depicting the topics of your site… the larger the word the more Continue reading…

No I didn’t write about the USCG helicopter (CG-6028) crash… and here’s why

I was sent an email late yesterday afternoon stating, or rather asking, the following:

Ryan- In case you hadn’t seen or heard about it there was a crash of another [Coast Guard] aircraft. This is something I thought a prior aviator like yourself would have blogged about- did you know [there] was a cash?

It’s always nice to see that some are paying attention to what I am and am not writing Continue reading…

Why my brother-in-law, Jason Colby, blogs

I admit this answer is a little outside my previous lane of Coast Guard, reporters, and self proclaimed social media gurus; today’s answer to Why do you blog? comes from my brother-in-law, Jason Colby. He does is blogging on his personal site, which is cleverly self titled, Jason Colby’s Blog. I wanted his take on the question as he’s a good writer and I was trying to prime him to Continue reading…

Why Charlotte Mundy blogs on I'm Just a Girl

Thursday is once again upon us thus the weekend is just around the corner; it also means I need to the next answer (though I didn’t get a chance on Tuesday) up for the Why do you blog? series. This week I’d like to reintroduce you to a favorite blogger of mine. Or I guess I’d like to formally introduce the chief, and only, blogger of the site I’m Continue reading…

Why they blog... a collection of answers from the bloggers

I ran out of time to get my two-a-week post on Why do you blog? done for today as I’m working on my mid-term for my Cyber Warfare course. Believe it or not it’s takes a little time to post these things. So in the interest to have at least something to fall back on I’ve decided to post the list of the past answers up to this point. So Continue reading…

PA3 Blackwell is the epitome of who we are in the Coast Guard

PA3 Brandon Blackwell

There’s been no shortage of stories, from Coasties or otherwise, coming out of Haiti on the heroic and brave efforts our sailors, soldiers, doctors and rescue workers in general. This is a great time in our own service’s history as we’ll be able to look back on these digitally captured stories, pictures, and movies and remember what we did all with relative ease. Last week I was Continue reading…

Why does Andrew Welch blog?

On this Thursday, the weeks second edition of Why do you blog?, I bring you an answer from one of our Coast Guard Auxiliary types: Andrew Welch. I’ve come to know Andrew much like I’ve come to know many of those in the Why series- through the power of social media. His style of writing/tweeting/blogging circles around the world of social media and life… much like me.

Andrew, Why do you Continue reading…