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Daily Archives: April 10, 2019
Sano Genetics – Chance to Win a Free DNA Kit Or Upload Your Raw Data for Free
Sano Genetics – https://sanogenetics.com/dna-kit is a U. K. company that is offering a contest to get a free DNA kit. They will also be selling DNA kits soon; no word on price . In addition, you can upload your DNA raw … Continue reading
Posted in DNA
Tagged 23andMe, AncestryDNA, FamilyTree DNA, Genes for Good, MyHeritage DNA
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How To Crack College — simple Ula
Starting college can be a real shock to the system. The leap from school to college is big in terms of lifestyle and most importantly work load. You’re going from living with your family and easily juggling school, a social … Continue reading
Making It Easier to Honor a Loved One on Facebook After They Pass Away
This was posted yesterday by Sheryl Sandberg, Chief Operating Officer Making It Easier to Honor a Loved One on Facebook After They Pass Away – https://newsroom.fb.com/news/2019/04/updates-to-memorialization/. People turn to Facebook to find community during life’s highs and lows. We know … Continue reading
Let’s Get Outside, BillionGravers! – BillionGraves
Let’s Get Outside, BillionGravers!: https://blog.billiongraves.com/2019/04/09/lets-get-outside-billongravers/. Spring has come to the northern hemisphere, so if that brings warmer weather to your backyard, let’s get outside and take some photos in a beautiful cemetery! If headstones could talk, they would have a … Continue reading
The Battle of Castle Itter: When the US and Germany Fought Together in WW2 – YouTube Video
I saw this as a suggested video on YouTube yesterday: The Battle of Castle Itter: When the US and Germany Fought Together in WW2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRx7KkrT1QU (around 17:54 minutes long). Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_for_Castle_Itter. Amazon book link: https://www.amazon.com/Last-Battle-German-Soldiers-Joined/dp/0306822962/ (not an affiliate link) … Continue reading
Posted in Military History, Social Media
Tagged Atlas Obscura, BackerKit, military history, Social Media, Wikipedia, World War II, YouTube
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KNORK Eco I The BEST Plant-Based Cutlery Ever Made! – Kickstarter Campaign Wichita, Kansas
Disclosure: a friend owns and uses some Knork flatware and I have used their Knork flatware. I believe his Knork flatware is stainless steel. I don’t own any of their flatware, but I was impressed with the Knork flatware my … Continue reading
Posted in Social Media
Tagged Kansas, Kickstarter, Sedgwick County, Social Media, Wichita
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RIP Richard “Dick” Cole, Doolittle Raider April 9, 2019
Updated with a link to several more Virtual Cemeteries. I was at home last night when I saw the note on Facebook about Doolittle Raider Dick Cole dying. He was 103 years old and the last surviving member of the … Continue reading
Walkie Talkie — upsdownsasmum
When Joshua was 4 days old, the consultant starkly told me that he had devastating brain damage and as a result, he might not see, hear, talk or walk. I have covered the other skills in the last three days, … Continue reading
Putz-n-Glo Indoor Black Light Miniature Golf, Rapid City, South Dakota – Weirdness Wednesdays April 10, 2019
I have been to Rapid City, South Dakota, think it was around Summer 1976 if memory serves. I am pretty sure I didn’t make it to Putz-n-Glo Indoor Black Light Miniature Golf – https://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/24684. I did make to some of … Continue reading
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