Award!

Not sure if this award really counts. Mrs. AOW nominated me, and I made her take dictation and type up this post too!

1. Display the award logo on your blog.

2. Link back to the person who nominated you.

3. Answer 7 questions decided by your nominator.

4. Nominate (no limit of nominations) other bloggers for this award and link back to them.

5. Notify those bloggers of the award requirements.


Here are the questions that Mrs. AOW asked me to answer:

1. Other than a parent or a Divinity, who -- living or not -- has most influenced your life?

My father-in-law.

2. What is your favorite movie and why? If you're not a fan of film, what is your favorite book and why?

"Summer of '42" because it's about a young boy having his first affair with an older woman.

3. If you could be any animal, what kind of animal would you like to be?

An eagle.

4. Whom would you nominate for President and Vice President in 2016?

Rudy Giuliani and Sarah Palin.

5. What is your dream vacation?

Monument Valley.

6. When a new day dawns and you first access your computer on that new day, which site(s) do you visit first?

Woodsterman and Mohave Rat and Always On Watch.

7. What is the biggest regret of your life?

Having a stroke.

I nominate Mohave Rat and Woodsterman.

Nominees, here are your 7 questions:

1. What is your all time favorite joke?

2. What United States coin, past or present, is your favorite design and why?

3. What is your favorite ultimate car or motorcycle and why?

4.  What era of music is your favorite and why?

5. What is your favorite brand of beer or other alcoholic beverage?

6. What is your favorite dessert?

7. What life achievement are you most proud of and why?

If I didn't nominate you, you can answers the questions too - here or at your own web site. Hahaha.

Look who won!

Woodsterman!  Congratulations!

Woodsterman is a master woodworker too!

Worth Thinking About

Found this at FreeThinke's blog.

First item, and all the rest are just as good:

You Could Have Heard a Pin Drop

At a time when our confidence in the political process seems to be at a low ebb –– a time when our president and other politicians, apparently, feel they should apologize to the world for our country's past deeds, and abase themselves by literally bowing to foreign leaders, here's a short refresher course on how a few of our patriots handled negative criticism and insults to our country in former years.

JFK'S Secretary of State, Dean Rusk, was in France in the early 1960's when France’s President General Charles de Gaulle decided to pull out of NATO. De Gaulle said he wanted all US military out of France as soon as possible.

Rusk quietly asked him, "Does that include those who are buried here?"

De Gaulle did not respond.

You Could Have Heard a Pin Drop

Read the whole thing here.

In Memory of Alex Münch

Our good friend Alex has passed away. 

On Sunday, as soon as I heard the sad news of Alex's passing, I spoke by phone to his son Amnon. Of course, I offered my condolences.

Alex was a good friend to Mr. AOW and me. When Mr. AOW was in the nursing home, nobody called him there - except for Alex, who phoned all the way from Israel to speak to my husband.

"Courage from Israel!"  Alex stated emphatically.

Alex also phoned our home several times after Mr. AOW came home. Mr. AOW loved those calls.  They meant a lot to him and to me as well.

Amnon asked me to post an announcement here on the web as Alex's family didn't know all the Internet acquaintances and friends that Alex had made.

Tough as I am, I am typing this post through tears.

I will miss Alex.  He was a rock - and lots of fun too.

I've Won An Award!

Mrs. AOW and I are now officially a 2011 Blogging Super Couple of the Dextrosphere.  So says Zilla of the Resistance.

Thanks, Zilla.