The Power of Words

By Officer X | June 29, 2011 | +

Wow, this past month of blogging has gone fast! Plenty of words come to mind to describe the experience: humbling, exhilarating, rewarding… Yup, I’ll say that’s a good start. I’ve had a brilliant response which has far surpassed my expectations. I’ve heard from from other troops wanting to get involved, asking for advice, or giving me inspiration for blog posts, and to each of you I just wanted to say thanks!

I recently spoke with BattleLand’s Mark Thompson who has apparently been inundated with emails asking how to get in touch with me. I put a graff at the bottom of my longer posts with my email address (TIMEOfficerX@gmail.com) and my twitter (@TIMEOfficerX) to make myself as accessible as possible. I look forward to hearing from you.

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