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Archive for July, 2007

Great Fourth of July Story

Posted: Tuesday, July 3rd, 2007 @ 9:15 pm in Family Stuff | 1 Comment »

Watch this video!
Here is a great story going into the fourth of July. Forget politics for a moment and watch a truly remarkable story about a beautiful person. The central character is a once in a lifetime gem.This is good enough to […]

From the Inventor of Kevlar — Developing an Interest in Science

Posted: Monday, July 2nd, 2007 @ 12:06 pm in Science | No Comments »

As a female engineer I read with interest this morning’s article in Delaware Online about the 83yo “Mother of the bulletproof vest” While I have many fond memories of working, mixed in also are too many not-so-good memories of being the only female engineer in a sea of males…..
And here is […]

Cherry Picking at Baugher’s

Posted: Sunday, July 1st, 2007 @ 10:18 pm in Family Stuff | No Comments »

Ahh, July. To me it means more than just the summer season in full bloom, it means sour cherry picking season. Some of my earliest childhood memories are of being sent outside to our 3 sour cherry trees to pick ALL the ripe berries. Sure I enjoyed a few while I picked […]

The Benefits of Starting a Conversation

Posted: Sunday, July 1st, 2007 @ 8:36 pm in Recipes, Food for Thought, Family Stuff | 2 Comments »

So here I was, up on a ladder leaning percariously on a tree limb 15′ up in the air, picking cherries. In the tree beside mine was a 70yo woman also up on a ladder filling her bucket with the precious fruit.
“Hi” I called out, “What are you going to do with your […]