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Meaningful MeanderingsBooks, plays, travel—oh, the joys in life! Meander through adventures, mysteries, classics, best sellers, historical fiction, and more with Carla. Pull up a chair and start turning the pages.
Posted 11/14/2008
A Trip to the Holocaust Museum
The exhibit that affected me the most was the one with pictures of children who had been subjected to medical experimentation. All I could think of was that those in the picture were the same ages as my sweet grandchildren. Read More >>
Posted 11/05/2008
A Fitting Tribute
My 90-year-old uncle (my dad's brother-in-law) died last week, after spending several years in a nursing home. He just got tired, I think, and decided it was time to move on. His funeral service was last weekend, in the small Nebraska town where he had been born. Read More >>
Posted 10/24/2008
New Baby Due Soon
My husband and I have five grandchildren aged nine, seven, four, two,
and one—yes, all the same family. They are darling, blond, blue-eyed
geniuses who will no doubt find cures for cancer, Alzheimer’s disease,
and the common cold—all while winning multiple gold medals in the
Olympics and serving on the Supreme Court. That, of course, is a
totally unbiased opinion. Read More >>
Posted 10/17/2008
Prescient Author
My sophomore honors students are just finishing up with George Orwell’s 1984.
Some of them love the book, and some of them hate it. But, what we can
all agree on is the amazing way Orwell predicted the lack of privacy
that would be made possible through the use of technology. Of course,
he didn’t have any clue about the Internet, but his ideas about
telescreens and the ability of others to know what we are doing is
positively spooky. Read More >>
Posted 10/10/2008
Farmers Market
Our small Nebraska town has had a farmers market for a number of years,
but in the last three or four years it has really taken off. It runs
from June through October and showcases fresh, local produce and baked
goods. One of the hottest items is the fresh corn that appears in July. Read More >>
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