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  <name><![CDATA[Arlene Radasky]]></name>
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  <about><![CDATA[You can get my book, The Fox, free, or on Amazon, Kindle or App on iPhone and itouch. Visit my website. My twitter name is @aradasky and I would love to talk to you!

I was born in Pueblo, Colorado in 1949 but spent my early life in Albuquerque, New Mexico. 

My father was an electrician and then an air traffic controller. My mother had many different jobs. 

I attended two years of the University of New Mexico, met the man who became my husband, and married William Radasky, Ph.D. on June 14, 1969 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.  

My first child, Christine, was born three years later, in 1972 and the second, another girl, Kendy, was born in 1975. I stayed at home to raise my girls and watch over their schooling. Both now have Master's degrees in science and engineering. 

My husband and I moved to Santa Barbara, California in 1973 and have been in the same house for all these years. 

I had visited Santa Barbara as a child and knew I would live here one day. I feel as if I should be here. 

I was active in the PTA, becoming the President of the Mountain View PTS and Council President while the girls were in elementary school
	Paid staff and volunteer with the American Red Cross for 15 years.  First as a Health and Safety Instructor (becoming a certified EMT in order to train in Advance First Aid), then as an Instructor Trainer.  I also taught Basic First Aid to many K-6 children for 7 years.  I was selected as Goleta Woman of the Year for my Red Cross work in 1991.  I started working in Disaster Services in 1991 and became a Nationally ranked Instructor and Instructor Trainer as well as working in many national disasters.
	Court Appointed Special Advocate volunteer for 18 months and worked a very difficult case to its end
	Santa Barbara Channel Island Marine Sanctuary volunteer for three years and taught others about our Channel Islands and sea life

Present Volunteer Activities
	Volunteer for Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic, winning the Volunteer of the year award for 2004
	Volunteer for Hospice of Santa Barbara.  I have trained to work with Hospice clients and Cottage Hospital Compassionate Care.

Personal Interests
	I walked in two Avon 3Day, 60 mile Breast Cancer walks, walked a marathon and completed a sprint triathlon.
	I have been lucky enough to have traveled extensively and garnered an intense interest in history.  Ancients have stories to be told.  I hope I can tell a few. I have always been fascinated with ancient history and think about the people who have walked the same paths we walk today. I have seen two bog bodies, one in Denmark and one in London. My imagination led to my telling The Fox, to tell their story. 

My heart is with my family and now two grandsons, Drew and Ian. 

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  <average_rating>4.86</average_rating>
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  <published>2008</published>  
  
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