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  • Until Tuesday: A Wounded Warrior and the Golden Retriever Who Saved Him
    Until Tuesday: A Wounded Warrior and the Golden Retriever Who Saved Him
    by Luis Carlos Montalvan, Bret Witter
  • A Dog's Purpose
    A Dog's Purpose
    by W. Bruce Cameron

    I normally do not like books written in first person, however, I could not put this one down.

  • The Cold War and the United States Information Agency: American Propaganda and Public Diplomacy, 1945-1989 (Cambridge Studies in the Histo)
    The Cold War and the United States Information Agency: American Propaganda and Public Diplomacy, 1945-1989 (Cambridge Studies in the Histo)
    by Nicholas J. Cull
  • Rescuers: Portraits of Moral Courage in the Holocaust
    Rescuers: Portraits of Moral Courage in the Holocaust
    by Gay Block, Malka Drucker
  • Brag!: The Art of Tooting Your Own Horn without Blowing It
    Brag!: The Art of Tooting Your Own Horn without Blowing It
    by Peggy Klaus
  • Ten Steps to a Federal Job: How to Land a Job in the Obama Administration, 2nd Edition
    Ten Steps to a Federal Job: How to Land a Job in the Obama Administration, 2nd Edition
    by Kathryn Troutman
  • The Art of Raising a Puppy (Revised Edition)
    The Art of Raising a Puppy (Revised Edition)
    by Monks of New Skete

    the best puppy raising book I have read

  • 301 Best Questions to Ask on Your Interview, Second Edition
    301 Best Questions to Ask on Your Interview, Second Edition
    by John Kador
  • Arab Voices: What They Are Saying to Us, and Why it Matters
    Arab Voices: What They Are Saying to Us, and Why it Matters
    by James Zogby

Meandering Thoughts

 

Thursday
May092013

The Encounter

 

The Encounter from Lida Verner on Vimeo.

Káva encounters aliens for the first time

 

Thursday
May092013

Spring Rain

I didn't want to get out of the car. I loved hearing the sound of the rain on the car roof. So I took out my iPhone and .... 

 

Spring Rain from Lida Verner on Vimeo.

 

Wednesday
May082013

It's Spring .... 

or as Káva says .... only motorcyclists know why dogs like to stick their head out the window .... 

 

Monday
Apr222013

Article -- Heights Lady Named County's Outstanding Senior Citizen

Another article I found. This is about my great grandmother, Ava Ostrander. It is a clipping with no indication as to what the source is. From a snippet on the back, it may have been early 1965, as the abreviated article mentioned an event that was happening in Feb 1965 but other than that ... no clue.

Saturday
Apr202013

Article - Moonlighting is a Necessity in Poland (1964)

I found this article. It is from the St. Paul Dispatch written on July 09, 1964 written (from what I can guess) when my folks came home to have me. :-D  

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And I would like to point out that it is really strange to see a picture of my father without his beard. <G>

I turned the article over and saw "CANADA WILL GET COLOR TV for the first time next fall." How times have changed.