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Wednesday, February 23, 2011

"Hunting gal bags 52nd deer"

Months after finding an article from the Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune featuring a woman dressed in orange camo, sitting atop a deer lawn ornament, I had the pleasure of talking to Mrs. Celette Couette, the widow of Russell "Frenchie" Couette.

The power of search

On Monday, February 21, I heard the familiar "pop" notification sound on my phone, indicating I had a new email message from one of the half dozen accounts I maintain (and yes, they all serve a distinct and useful purpose!). Assuming that it was just another Groupon, some deal from Amazon or Lowe's, or a Facebook status update, I opened my inbox and was surprised to see a message from the Picasa Web Gallery that hosts the photos from Grandpa Givan's treasure chest of World War II mementos.