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During the summer of 1981 I worked at a camp in Bellingham, WA with my brother and one of my sisters.  It was a day camp and we had some free time in the evenings.  Sometime that summer I was introduced to a Canadian band called Doug and the Slugs.  They are somewhat similar to Huey Lewis and the News, but with a little  bit more wit.   The band was started by a newspaper editorial cartoonist, who was the lead singer until his death in October 2004.  A couple of my favorite songs are Dangerous and Too Bad and Making it Work

This is the person who makes me laugh the most.  David is one of the funniest people I have ever known, he has even caused milk to squirt out my nose.  If that’s not funny I don’t know what is.  David is also one of the most caring people as he cares deeply about his friends.  David is a huge fan of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, having interviewed one of the creators for a school project, he has an original sketch from one of the creators, has cels from the cartoon and more turtle toys than I can count.  For Christmas I surprised him with the DVD set of all the Turtle movies.  I got one of my favorite Christmas presents from him in 2009, a hug.   I am not only proud to call him son, but am proud to call him my friend.  I am looking to watching him grow into a great man.

Her Story, A Timeline of the Women who Changed America by Charlotte S. Waisman & Jill S. Titetjen; 2008; 259 pages; HarperCollins Books, New York, NY; 978-0-06-124651-7; Checked out from Multnomah County Library, Central; 1/30-2/2

This lavishly illustrated volume is exactly what it says it is, a time line.  There are probably over a thousand women here whom have all contributed to all aspects of culture in the United States.  There were many women here who I had not heard of and those which I had were different photos than usually used.  I was dissapointed not to see Barbara Roberts or Penny Harrington here.  Grade-A

This week we will wander over to Peace & Posies.  This is a wonderful blog that is written and photographed by my niece  Cassy Berry.  She is the daughter of Ruth Anns’ brother Darren.  Whatever Cassy writes sounds like poetry.  Her images are beautiful and haunting, her words are gorgeous.  This is one of the blogs that inspire me when Cassy writes.  I look forward to seeing what Cassy has written.  This is a young women who will go far and I expect her to be the first Cassy Berry, a famous photographer.