One or two readers may have noticed that I was largely out of action last week owing to the fact that I was somehow able to convince my superiors that my time would be better spent attending the Blog World Expo in sunny Las Vegas, Nevada. There were some very interesting forums, and some very interesting attendees, including our own Dean Barnett, who is something of a rock star at these events. Also holding rock star status is Mary Katherine Ham, who I was fortunate enough to run into after the Pajamas Media pajama party at the Hard Rock Hotel. Yes, she is every bit as…captivating in person. Less attractive, but equally impressive was Eric Egland, a past contributor to THE DAILY STANDARD who is currently mounting a very serious primary challenge to the scandal-plagued Rep from California’s Fourth District, John T. Doolittle. The milbloggers were out in force, led by the crew from Blackfive and our own Bill Roggio, as well as Military.com‘s dynamic duo, Ward Carroll and Christian Lowe. But, as could be expected given the unbelievably high concentration of nerds at the convention, it was the booth babes that stole much of the attention. Instapundit already beat me to the punch on most of this, but–he’s Insta, so I’ll try to be a bit more thorough. Clearly, the biggest star at the event was Ms. Want My URL? I have no idea why she was there, or what she was promoting, but if you want the URL, and couldn’t find it after Glenn’s post, check here. But she wasn’t the only pinup walking the floor. We also got to spend some time with Gina, who runs an organization called PinUpsForVets.com. Gina is currently promoting the group’s latest calendar, which features a number of beautiful women (12 I’m guessing) striking classic World War II style poses that are certain to raise morale on the first of every month, at least. Gina has asked the WWS for a little help with her latest project:
I haven’t really studied the demographics of our readership here, but I suspect that this is a mission that many would happily embrace. So go check out her site, which is safe for work, if you’re working today, and if you buy yourself a calendar, think about buying one for the troops at Walter Reed as well. Here’s a picture of Gina with WWS pal John Donovan of the indispensable Castle Argghh! blog (I think that’s as happy as he gets short of mishandling a bayonet).
As important as the Valour-IT Program is, Gina sure does make a better pitch than Greyhawk.
