Minerva’s Machine

I was one of four women selected for a PBS documentary video on ‘Women in Computing.’

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Bicycling France

When we were in our mid-fifties, we wanted to take a special vacation.  Our usual vacation would be to go somewhere and explore by camping ...

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New York City

After Steve and I married in 1960 we went to the University of Nebraska where Steve had a fellowship to obtain his master’s in Bio-Medical ...

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Some People Shouldn’t Pilot an Airplane

I am and have always been a tomboy seeking out boys to pick a fight with.  So I am going to tell a story which ...

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South America

                                                                    When I was 6 years old, my father got transferred to El Centro, Columbia South America, a tiny little town on the edge of ...

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Sailing

I grew up on a sailboat (I’m standing in the left image and sitting in the right). My Dad loved to compete in just about ...

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Gramma Lucy

I am a dog person.  As a child I had collies,  During my married life, we mostly have had standard poodles.  Poodles are wonderful pets,  ...

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My First Job

Steve and I were married on June 5, 1960.  He was 23 and I was 19.  My age probably sounds way too young but we ...

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I’ve Been Sick

May 10, 2020 – #3 I have stage 4 ovarian cancer and yes I have the cancer gene. In March 2018, I woke up early ...

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Culture Climate Changing

May 7, 2020 – #2 It was a time of change in the cultural climate of the workforce and it would take time to settle ...

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