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Time to get the blog fodder out before my head explodes.
I dropped off my son at North the other day so he could turn in money from a sports fundraiser. An ambulance passed me on my way out and was heading toward Jr. Northstars practicing football, so I assumed one of the tykes got a concussion or scratch or something. A few minutes later, I came back for a parent meeting and was going to tell the director that four days isn't enough to sell the card, that it's impossible to read and that it's overpriced. I ended up not saying a word because in four days the $20.00 discount cards the kids were selling raised $9000.00 to purchase needed equipment for all the sports and the top seller was given a hundred dollar bill! Found out later the ambulance was called for a kid who had broken his arm -- and that kid was my nephew!
Last week the featured performer for the Cutler Park jazz concert said "bon voyage". I rode the ten speed downtown to check out Rhythm Voyage Wednesday the 15th and the only one there was one homeless person. Had an OK conversation and all. Nice enough guy. Sleeps in the back of a friend's truck and occasionally cleans up at Salvation Army... I don't know if this week's entertainment, Robin Pluer, played in the rain last night. I was too busy.
Governor Lee Dreyfus no longer has a column in Thursday's Freeman. I occasionally enjoyed reading his take on history or politics but especially enjoyed reading anything about his marriage to Joyce. Listening to him talk I feel he probably has the perfect marriage. I first met Mr. Dreyfus seventeen years ago when I recognized his red vest and introduced him to my future bride. The only other time I met him was maybe four years ago at a parish men's cookout where he was the speaker. It was there I learned that he has been to church at my former home on Summit Ave., now the Episcopal monastery Order of Julian of Norwich. I must admit that when Mr. Dreyfus was in the hospital, then the long period of recovery, I didn't think his column would return. It seemed like a year went by and every week there was yet another "best of" column. He did come back and we appreciated it. Now I just hope he'll continue his monthly column in the free 50 Plus paper found in several stores and churches.
Was watching the common council on Channel 25 and raced down to City Hall for the public comment period for something that mattered to me. By the time I got there it was over but when I got back home they were still talking about the topic. It's because I was watching the taped broadcast of the previous meeting. The council hasn't moved back to the chambers yet so there is still no live broadcasting.
Went to a sold out baseball game Friday and no matter how hard we tried we could not get the wave going. Over 40 thousand fans in the stadium would have made a good wave but they were taking the game too seriously.
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