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- December 1st, 2009
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DOUGKUEFFLER has posted a new entry on: Boomer with a View
Christmas Different for Boomers Growing Up
When I was growing up in the 1950s and 1960s Christmas shopping was MUCH different than today. If you are of my generation you might recall that when we were growing up there were: No MasterCards no…
- November 30th, 2009
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DOUGKUEFFLER has posted a new entry on: Doug's Missoula Blog
National Novel Writing Month 2009 Success
I successfully completed a 50,000-word novel during November's National Novel Writing Month so I am officially a "winner" of this year's challenge. We are all winners. Our prize is a cert…
- November 28th, 2009
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DOUGKUEFFLER has posted a new entry on: Doug's Missoula Blog
Long Day for Grizzly Football Fans and Players Too
At halftime the University of Montana Grizzlies trailed the South Dakota State Jackrabbits, 34 to 14. A series of Grizzly miscues, coupled with effective South Dakota play, left the Montana squa…
- November 27th, 2009
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DOUGKUEFFLER has posted a new entry on: Boomer with a View
Childhood Memories of our Family Cars
The earliest memory I have of our family car was of a black Buick with the little vents on the side. I'm pretty sure now that it was a 1949 Buick Roadmaster like this one. My next memory is of a g…
- November 25th, 2009
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DOUGKUEFFLER has posted a new entry on: Doug's Missoula Blog
Meet Me in Missoula
Meet Me In Missoula for the holidays is the theme for this year's seasonal attractions sponsored by the Missoula Cultural Council. The hyperlink above, and the graphic to the right, both link up w…
- November 24th, 2009
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DOUGKUEFFLER has posted a new entry on: Boomer with a View
My Bowl Cut Hair Days in the 1950s
The "Bowl Cut" was developed for young boys during the Depression years of the 1930s, primarily because it was simple and didn't cost anything. Nobody much worried about what people would think…
- November 23rd, 2009
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DOUGKUEFFLER has posted a new entry on: Grugger's Way
Adam Lambert: New Talent or Vulgar Flash in the Pan?
The American Music Awards has always been pretty much about performance rather than actual awards that mean anything. Each of the musical stars on the schedule for the 2009 AMA performed large extrava…
- November 22nd, 2009
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DOUGKUEFFLER has posted a new entry on: Doug's Missoula Blog
Montana Grizzlies take perfect 11-0 record into playoffs
The University of Montana Grizzlies defeated their cross-state rival, the Bobcats of Montana State University, 33-19, on a cold, blustery day in Bozeman. The Football Championship Series will begin t…
- November 21st, 2009
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DOUGKUEFFLER has posted a new entry on: Boomer with a View
Top of the Charts 1959 Fifty Years Ago
As we near the end of 2009 I was reminded of some of the great hits of fifty years ago. Why? Because in 1959 I was just coming into my teen years, the radio was playing in the house nearly all…
- November 19th, 2009
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DOUGKUEFFLER has posted a new entry on: Grugger's Way
Smokeout Now or Tomorrow Again
Twenty years ago I quit smoking. That was a great milestone. I also quit 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 30, 34 years ago. And 35, 36, 36 1/2, 37, 38, 40 and 42. In fact, the first time I quit smoking was 196…
- November 18th, 2009
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DOUGKUEFFLER has posted a new entry on: Doug's Missoula Blog
Brawl of the Wild Set for Saturday High Noon
University of Montana Grizzlies vs Montana State Bobcats. This Saturday is the "Brawl of the Wild" and will be the 109th meeting of the two teams--and their fans. The game is in Bozeman and kick-of…
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- November 17th, 2009
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DOUGKUEFFLER has posted a new entry on: Boomer with a View
National Adoption Month
Here I may speak from experience. I have two adoptive daughters, since the ages of 4 and 2, sisters, both blond, born many years ago, and now they have each given me grandchildren as well. I have ge…
- November 16th, 2009
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DOUGKUEFFLER has posted a new entry on: Doug's Missoula Blog
Another NaNo Effort Reaches Mid-point
Progress on my novel is at fifty percent. This is half-way, on a 50,000 word journey to complete a novel in 30 days, during the month of November. By now, there have been numerous posts about…
- November 15th, 2009
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DOUGKUEFFLER has posted a new entry on: Grugger's Way
Kennedy Assassination My Deepest Sorrow
No event in my life as a member of the Baby Boomer Generation is so impregnated in my memory as the assassination of John F. Kennedy. Kennedy was my first real hero. More so than Eisenhower or MacAr…
- November 14th, 2009
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DOUGKUEFFLER has posted a new entry on: Boomer with a View
Lennon Sisters Brought Joy to Music
The Lennon Sisters were not always favorites of mine. Janet Lennon was nearly my age, and so that one Lennon SISTER was a favorite. I loved the sparkle in her eyes, the beautiful voice on…
- November 13th, 2009
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DOUGKUEFFLER has posted a new entry on: Doug's Missoula Blog
Taylor Swift Charming and Gracious in Victory
Taylor Swift's album "Fearless" has gone Gold or Platinum in 14 countries. That garnered her a FIFTH award at the Country Music Awards show this past Wednesday night. Brooks and Dunn, who won t…
- November 11th, 2009
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DOUGKUEFFLER has posted a new entry on: Boomer with a View
A Little Modesty Would Become Today\'s Teens
I hate the way ten-year-old girls begin to emulate 14 year-olds, and in turn 14 year-olds do their best to become 18 year-olds about four years ahead of time. Today's girls emulate the older kids in…
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DOUGKUEFFLER has posted a new entry on: Doug's Missoula Blog
No Excuse for Tolerating School Bullies
We had a recent incident of a family withdrawing their autistic son from a public Middle School due to constant taunting and bullying. The problem with this is not just that a kid is bullied; it is t…
- November 8th, 2009
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DOUGKUEFFLER has posted a new entry on: Boomer with a View
Robert Vaughn Staying Power and Longevity
Robert Vaughn was the star of one of my favorite shows of the mid-1960s, The Man From *U.N.C.L.E. On the air from 1964-1968, *U.N.C.L.E. was a take-off on James Bond, and Vaughn starred as Napol…
- November 7th, 2009
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DOUGKUEFFLER has posted a new entry on: Doug's Missoula Blog
Full Speed Ahead! Writing the Novel
First of all, I am happy to report that my internet speed is back to normal. After conducting a two-hour PC scan and finding nothing wrong, I went to my DSL modem's URL site and saw that my spee…
- November 6th, 2009
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DOUGKUEFFLER has posted a new entry on: Doug's Missoula Blog
Slow Internet Speeds while Writing a Novel too.
My Internet connection is incredibly slow today. It doesn't seem to matter which browser I use, IE, Firefox, Chrome, they are all bogging down. I depend on the Internet for doing research, and tha…
- November 5th, 2009
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Veteran\'s Day Observance November 11
Veteran's Day 2009 Poster provided by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Veteran's Day recognizes all veterans who have served in wartime, and by recent tradition, all those who have served, w…
- November 2nd, 2009
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DOUGKUEFFLER has posted a new entry on: Doug's Missoula Blog
Michael Jackson\'s This is it! is a big hit!
This is It! has earned over a million dollars, Worldwide, in the first five days since opening. The United States audiences have pushed This is It! to the top for this past weekend. I went to see T…
- November 1st, 2009
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DOUGKUEFFLER has posted a new entry on: Doug's Missoula Blog
National Novel Writing Month Kicks Off November 1st
Here is a fun and challenging project to tackle: write a 50,000-word novel in 30 days. No editing, no re-writes, just fast and furiously pounding away on the keyboard, averaging 1667 words per day!N…
- October 31st, 2009
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DOUGKUEFFLER has posted a new entry on: Doug's Missoula Blog
Real Horror Beyond Halloween
The real horror in the world transcends any frivolity attached to Halloween. Human famine in Africa and elsewhere claims far more lives than war.Selling human bones, including skulls, for use in reli…
- October 30th, 2009
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DOUGKUEFFLER has posted a new entry on: Boomer with a View
Obama Pays Respects to Fallen Soldiers
This Associated Press photo ran in many newspapers around the United States today. It shows President Obama saluting as caskets containing remains of American soldiers are off-loaded from a military a…
- October 28th, 2009
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DOUGKUEFFLER has posted a new entry on: Boomer with a View
Halloween, Holiday, or Day of the Dead
Halloween for my sisters and me was always a simple affair. We received candy from trick or treating and that was it. Of course we wore masks, but nothing fancy; no big costume things like some kids…
- October 27th, 2009
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- October 26th, 2009
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DOUGKUEFFLER has posted a new entry on: Grugger's Way
Shellback Initiation and Crossing the Equator
A very long time ago, and far, far away, out in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, we crossed the Equator, and engaged in the time-honored tradition of sailors everywhere, and became Shellbacks. Belo…
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DOUGKUEFFLER has posted a new entry on: Doug's Missoula Blog
Puppy Chowdown Time. It\'s Plastic!
What am I going to do? This pup just chews anything plastic, wood, rubber, vinyl or DIRT!She also managed to "dig" and 'chew" a big hole in unfinished dry wall in the garage kennel area. She dug it…
- October 24th, 2009
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DOUGKUEFFLER has posted a new entry on: Doug's Missoula Blog
Autumn Harvest Festivals in Montana
Football season is here and the Farmers' Markets are closing down, but there are Harvest Festivals to attend. Sometimes called Octoberfest, or OktoberFest, these events bring local folks together wit…
- October 23rd, 2009
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- October 22nd, 2009
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DOUGKUEFFLER has posted a new entry on: Boomer with a View
Cuban Missile Crisis of October 1962
On October 22,1962, President John F. Kennedy addressed the nation on television and proclaimed that he was imposing a "quarantine" around Cuba due to the presence of Soviet offensive ballistic missil…
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DOUGKUEFFLER has added A Blog for Wapiti Waters Fly Fishing Montana, Jack C. Mauer to his favorite blogs.
A Blog for Wapiti Waters Fly Fishing Montana, Jack C. Mauer
Fly Fishing Montana. Wapiti Waters is sharing information and photos of activities, outdoor adventures, and fly fishing in western Montana. -
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benhuebner to his friends list. - October 20th, 2009
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DOUGKUEFFLER has posted a new entry on: Doug's Missoula Blog
Montana Festival of the Book Oct 22-24, 2009
The Montana Festival of the Book will bring together the region’s finest writers to celebrate reading and writing in one of the Inland Northwest’s biggest cultural events.For the 10th consecutive…
- October 19th, 2009
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DOUGKUEFFLER has posted a new entry on: Doug's Missoula Blog
In the PINK Zone
Saturday's Breast Cancer Awareness event at the University of Montana Grizzly game was a big success, as this Missoulian article attests. We were all in the Pink, with cheerleaders hoisting pink pom-…
- October 18th, 2009
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DOUGKUEFFLER has posted a new entry on: Boomer with a View
1961 World Series Yankees vs Reds
THE AMAZING WHITEY FORDThe 1961 World Series lasted only five games, with the Yanks taking home the prize on October 9, 1961, at Crosley Field in Cincinnati. This was the Yankee team of Mantle, Maris…
- October 17th, 2009
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DOUGKUEFFLER has posted a new entry on: Doug's Missoula Blog
Fight Breast Cancer This Weekend and Every Weekend
According to the American Cancer Association, breast cancer ranks #1 in estimated new cases of all cancers diagnosed in America. This equates to 1 in 8 women being diagnosed with breast cancer in thei…
- October 16th, 2009
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- October 15th, 2009
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DOUGKUEFFLER has posted a new entry on: Doug's Missoula Blog
University of Montana Football Grizzlies
The University of Montana Grizzlies, with a 5-0 record this season, are ranked #3 nationally, as they host the Eagles from Eastern Washington University on Saturday, October 17.Montana is 2-0 in the…
- October 14th, 2009
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DOUGKUEFFLER has posted a new entry on: Doug's Missoula Blog
UPDATE on Water Well Pump Failure
The PUMP service guy discovered an electrical short at the pump connection (125 feet down) at bottom of well. He assured me that this was FAR more preferable than having electrical problems between t…
- October 12th, 2009
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DOUGKUEFFLER has posted a new entry on: Doug's Missoula Blog
Water Well Pump Failure means NO WATER
Unpleasant surprise this morning when there was NO WATER pressure. Flushed the toilet and NO REFILL! Crap.Found a blown fuse in the electrical service pump shut off box. Drove 8 miles to ACE Hardwa…
- October 10th, 2009
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DOUGKUEFFLER has posted a new entry on: Doug's Missoula Blog
Red Wave Middle School Band withdrawn from homecoming parade
NOTE: UM Grizzlies beat Cal-Poly 35-23 in victorious Homecoming week. Montana is now 5-0 during 2009 season.I think it's appropriate that the Missoula County Schools Fine Arts Director, John Combs, t…
- October 8th, 2009
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DOUGKUEFFLER has posted a new entry on: Doug's Missoula Blog
Missoula Red Wave Marching Band
This is Homecoming weekend at the University of Montana in Missoula, and the homecoming parade is an event that involves hundreds of Missoulians. We look forward to this day when we can come out and…
- October 7th, 2009
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DOUGKUEFFLER has posted a new entry on: Doug's Missoula Blog
Doug Photo from the Footlocker 1981
Sometimes, just for the heck of it, we remember what we looked like 28 years ago. What a baby face I was as a new Chief Petty Officer, U.S. Navy, assigned to the Aircraft Carrier, USS RANGER CV-61.
