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Billie Kelpin Olmon: President and Owner of Windmill Works As a former teacher of the
deaf and hard of hearing, sign language interpreter, writing tutor and essay writer, Billie's interests are in as many directions
as the frizzy hair you see under her favorite hat. Billie's latest venture is one that Windmill Works
is excited to present: Lucky, the Left-Pawed Puppy. This delightfully narrated e-book was written
by Billie, a staunch left-handed advocate for all left-handers of the world! Billie was able to search out
one of the most talented of children's artists, Ms. Julie Parker, to give life to little Lucky. The project
became a family-wide endeavor with Mike Olmon creating a matching game for the characters in Lucky; Kris Olmon consulting about various
formats into which he felt Lucky was capable of developing; andSteve Olmon, sound engineer, recordingBillie's daughter, actress Bethany
Therese, and actor Brian Julian in order to give voice to Lucky's story-literally. The book they are
all proud of is presently available at Windmill Works, or for the Kindle Reader through Amazon.com. Lucky, the Left-Pawed
Puppy will soon be formatted for the ipad, and a tangible book will be available before the end of the year. Windmill Works started by Billie
in 1985 as a result of a memory. It was while she was interpreting for an English Literature class
that Billie recalled a learning the names of English writers through playing a card game with her Aunt Marion. Aunt
Marion, who is now 92 and still vibrant and learning about the web as we speak, used to sit and play the card
game with Billie. It was that memory that was a precipitating factor in the creation of Windmill Works' very first
publication in 1985, the deck of cards: "American Authors." From there, Billie's ideas expanded
to wanting to combine her knowledge of teaching with Mike Olmon's software programming skills to create
classic fun learning matching games for the computer learning. It eventually to the unique creation, Presidential
Solitaire, a computer game in which the player learns the order of the last 13 Presidents simply by playing! It has always been Billie's goal to make learning pertinent
to deaf and hard of hearing students, thus the concept of designing a software program by which teachers can input their
own content into matching games was a project that has been exciting to create. Most recently, Windmill Works was thrilled
to have created a software program of Texas state symbols for a kiosk in the children's educational section at that
state's Capital Museum om Austin, Texas. Windmill Works hopes to be able to customize more games for a number
of museums and websites in the coming months! When Billie isn't writing books or essays or content for the educational
software created by Windmill Works, she is busy attending the stand-up comedy performances of daughter, Bethany Therese,
in and around the LA area and taking Windmill Works' little mascot, Scooter, for early morning walks along the ocean at Newport
or Balboa Beach. She's never too busy, however, to give your suggestions, comments, questions, individual attention
when you email her at: billie@windmillworks.com 
Michael Olmon: "Technical" and "Support" could
not describe Mike better. With more than 25 years of software design experience, Mike brings quality programming
to each Windmill Works' software program and conscientious technical support to our valued customers.
With keen attention to detail, Mike is able to troubleshoot software quirks in a flash and is decicated to providing
customer satisfaction with every Windmill Works program. (Check out the testimonials regarding technical support.) When
he's not consulting in the industry, programming Windmill Works software, or sailing around the bay at Newport Beach,
you can hear Mike slamming pool balls into corner pockets at his favorite billiard haunts in Orange County. But
if you hear Mike talk, you'll know right away that his roots originated farther north in Minnesota, "doncha know."
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Welcome to Our
Web Site ! We're
so happy you're here. Our website hosts an eclectic collection of products we design (educational software
games, trivia games, unique online Solitaire Games, software for the deaf and hard of hearing population, an
exciting four-year journal, and teacher authoring software.) You'll find some links to affiliates that we admire, and
a memory game that we can customize for YOUR site. So if we seem diverse in our selection, you're
right, we ARE. We love to promote our friends' products and items we know you'll be most satisfied in purchasing.
We are a small company and, as such, pride ourselves on our ability to give individual attention
to our customers' needs.
Our Best to You,
Billie
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to design learning products that
make learning fun! to sell only the
products we actually believe in and/or use ourselves to treat
our customers as we like to be treated - with fairness, light-heartedness, and just plain joy in being part of it all to promote the businesses of people we know and trust Above all, to be a company of integrity and of social value
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The Wind Beneath Our Wings
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Bethany Therese Pagliolo is Billie's daughter and
graduate of Tish School for the Performing Arts at New York University. After completing a two and a half year tour
with the Broadway musical, Mamma Mia, Bethany moved to Los Angeles where she wrote and starred in the independent
film, "Saving Sam," and has performed in various LA theaters in runs of "Hercules on Normandy;"
"3"; and "Dark Play Story for Boys," where she starred with Johnathan McClain of TV's most recent sitcom,
"Retired at 35" (see reviews of "Dark Play" in0 and Curtain Up. You can also find Beth doing stand-up comedy around LA at the Ice House in Pasadena, the HaHa
Club, the Comedy Store, 3rd St. Comedy on the Promenade in Santa Monica, and most recently in "Comedy and the City,"
an ongoing show at Spotlight Comedy Club in Studio City. Catch Beth in the movie "Humboldt County,"
and you find her in a scene with Steve Buscemi when you're watching an episode of "Sopranos"! |
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Kris Olmon is Mike's oldest son. A graduate of Arizon State University, Kris has completed his major in Graphic
Design and Business. With a special appreciation of world cultures, Kris has been able to take advant of ASU's tours
of the artistry of Europe and Inda and has traveled to South Africa. He is delight to put his graphic design skills
to use for a dynamic Phoenix Design firm.
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Steve Olmon, Mike's youngest son, is a graduate in music
production at Berklee College of Music in Boston. Steve is presently working for a Sound Recording Studio in LA. When
Steve's fingers aren't flying on the guitar, he's busy composing in inimitable Steve style and work at a busy LA sound
studio
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Windmill
Works Educational Products Attention:
Billie Pagliolo c/o 1131 Back Bay Dr.
#4208 Newport Beach,
CA 92660 Phone: 763-442-0781
Fax: 800-763-6822
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