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Final Day of 2009, December 31

Posted on January 1, 2010 at 9:24 AM Comments comments (0)

Most people find the last day of theyear as a day of putting the last year in perspective. I'm no differentthan most people & can't help but to reflect on the days gone by.This year started out rocky for me where I needed continuing reading here

Milestone :)

Posted on February 23, 2009 at 9:17 PM Comments comments (0)

September of this year I will hit a milestone.

Some life quotes ~


Some people think it's holding on that makes one strong- sometimes it's letting go. author unknown


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Family Celebrations, Road Trips, & American Indians

Posted on September 7, 2008 at 2:30 PM Comments comments (0)

 

Wow!! It sure has been a while since I've written anything here and it's certainly not because I don't have anything to write! This summer has been so busy and no doubt like many of you wonder where the summer went.


First off, a...

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Caribbean & other happenings

Posted on April 24, 2008 at 1:04 PM Comments comments (0)
It's been a busy couple of weeks. I'm finishing up with school. I only have 3 more classes to go before I'm done and then don't have to think about it again until the fall!! Yippee. The class is on violence and genocide. It has totally been a personal learning experience for me and a very emotional one at that.

Family News

Gabe started playing Tball. That is where you bat the ball fro... Read Full Post »

Gangsters & J. Edgar Hoover

Posted on March 16, 2008 at 4:35 AM Comments comments (0)
A few years back I read the book, Public Enemies: America's Greatest Crime Wave and the Birth of the FBI, 1933-34, by Bryan Burrough. The book covers the development of the FBI and the capture and killings of gangsters such -
  • Bonnie and Clyde
  • John Dillinger
  • Ma Barker
  • Pretty Boy Floyd
  • Baby Face Nelson
J. Edgar Hoover became head of the FBI in the 1920s. In 1933, he was on the verge of losing his job when... Read Full Post »

Lance Mackey Wins Iditarod 2nd Year In A Row!!

Posted on March 12, 2008 at 10:55 PM Comments comments (0)

Here is an article on Alaskan Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race


Checkout my Iditarod Webpage for information on the 2010 Iditarod. Will Mackey make it four years in a row?


Fo...

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International Women's Day March 8

Posted on March 8, 2008 at 11:51 AM Comments comments (0)


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Iditarod: The Last Great Race

Posted on March 2, 2008 at 1:46 PM Comments comments (0)


Here is an article on the  Alaskan Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race ~


Checkout my Iditarod Webpage for 2010 race information. Here you will find weather reports and the top ten mushers w...

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Keith Urban at Hershey

Posted on February 17, 2008 at 1:53 AM Comments comments (0)

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You'll Think of Me - he was so intense by the end
of this song. It was breath...
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Snow in PA

Posted on February 13, 2008 at 7:24 PM Comments comments (0)
It seemed that everytime the weather people called for snow it was everywhere but here. China and Iraq even got snow ~ something that hadn't happened in years upon years....if ever.

Dan decided a few weeks ago to grow a goattee in protest of no snow. He said he wasn't going to shave it off until he was able to use his snow blower ~ well, guess what? Yesterday, February 12, he FINALLY got to use it. Here is a vide...
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