Monthly Archives: January 2022

Finding Star Dust

Posted on January 31, 2022 by Caryn

In 1998, two Argentine mountaineers climbing Mount Tupungato, which is about 60 miles west-southwest of Mendoza, and about 50 miles east of Santiago, made a strange discovery emerging from the glacial ice. Continue reading →

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Gun Vs Cane

Posted on January 30, 2022 by Caryn

Over the course of American history, several presidents have been assassinated, and several others have survived attempted assassinations. Some were quickly treated, Continue reading →

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Annals Of The Poor

Posted on January 29, 2022 by Caryn

While most people look back on their childhood with fond memories, most of us would say our childhood was probably typical for the era we lived in. Of course, not every childhood is perfect, and some can be absolutely horrible. Continue reading →

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Blackthorn’s Continued Service

Posted on January 28, 2022 by Caryn

The USCGC Blackthorn (WLB-391) was a 180-foot seagoing buoy tender for the US Coast Guard. A buoy tender is a type of vessel used to maintain and replace navigational buoys. Prior to navigational buoys, Continue reading →

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Get A Pillow

Posted on January 27, 2022 by Caryn

My niece, Lacey Steves in the youngest of the three children of my sister, Alena Stevens and her husband Mike. Maybe because she is the youngest, and maybe because they have similar personalities, but for whatever reason, Continue reading →

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Keeper Of The Village

Posted on January 26, 2022 by Caryn

My husband’s aunt, Margaret “Margee” Kountz is the youngest and only surviving aunts on his mom’s side of the family. Margee has two kids, Dan and Sandy, and five grandchildren (one…Brian Kountz lives in Heaven now), Continue reading →

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In Memory Of Baby Alec

Posted on January 25, 2022 by Caryn

In loving memory of Alec Todd Olsen. We love and miss you so much.

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A Really Good Move

Posted on January 25, 2022 by Caryn

My husband’s uncle, Bobby Cole was born in South Dakota, where he lived for all of his young life. I don’t know all the details of how he met my husband’s aunt, Linda “Knox” Cole, Continue reading →

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Most Likely

Posted on January 24, 2022 by Caryn

I can imagine a number of nicknames a stagecoach driver might want to have, one that no one would want to have. George Green was one of the most popular stagecoach drivers in the Sierra Mountain Range, Continue reading →

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Cold Storage

Posted on January 23, 2022 by Caryn

Most people, these days, don’t necessarily know who William Cullen is, but historically speaking, he is a very important man. Born April 15, 1710, in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, the son of William Cullen… Continue reading →

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