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Theresa's Ladybug Web pages

Created: March 2001
Updated: October 2014 (swept away dead links)

1969

"Theresa," you're thinking, "It's a bug. What is so special about this little, insignificant bug?" Well, yes, she is a bug, but a lovely and helpful one at that.

How on earth did I embrace my affinity for this creature?

Well, access your long-term memory. Open your imagination to the innocent days of your childhood. It all started on a hot, dry day last century, in the summer of '69.

You are a child of six years old, oblivious to the craziness of those times. You are sitting on a slope surrounded by the aroma of pine needles and fresh-cut grass, occasionally hearing the song of the heat bugs from the pine trees in the forest behind you. You are lazing about, talking with your siblings and friends.

Read on...

Ladybug links

• Bugged by the Ladies (Ottawa Sun clipping - March 18, 2002). Find out how my mascot subsequently led me to a very important book (a review in PDF format).
  
  
• Ladybugs in the movies
  
  
• A Lady knows when it is time to leave, but not these ladies! Asian Ladybeetle invasion in Ontario, October 2001.
  
  
• A fairy tale called "Small Heroes" by my son Alex, written for a Grade six Language Arts project in February 2002. He got an A+ (!)
  
  
• A simple game I created  in 2001 with the help of my playful children. This was a chance to brush up on my JavaScript skills. It looked okay on Windows Internet Explorer but looks like bug food on IE for Mac. It... needs more work.
  
  

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