Maybe this world is another planet’s Hell. ~ Aldous Huxley
Our tools are inadequate to mend the harm done by racism, mass incarceration, inadequate housing, poverty, and cruel immigration policies. ~ Colleen M. Farrell, MD, Bellevue Hospital
On this Sunday, Mother Nature fought back. And on this day, the pandemic, the economy, the racism, at least momentarily, took a back seat to a perfect summer day . . .
No man can terrorize a whole nation unless we are all his accomplices. ~ Edward R. Murrow
[And somehow in the midst of all this, a bee aids our survival . . . ]
[Don’t worry, bee happy . . . ]
[The Super and I were able to give the reasonably humble abode a complete once-over, to include a few plumbing projects, before venturing out into the day . . . ]
Some men know that a light touch of the tongue running from a woman’s toes to her ears, lingering in the softest way possible in various places in between, given often enough and sincerely enough, would add immeasurably to world peace. ~ Marianne Williamson
If the bee disappeared off the face of the earth, man would only have four years left to live. ~ Maurice Maeterlinck
When the bee comes to your house, let her have beer; you may want to visit the bee’s house some day. ~ Congo Proverb
[Our tall, lean friend decided to spend the day island hopping . . . ]
Work is not always required. There is such a thing as sacred idleness, the cultivation of which is no fearfully neglected. ~ George McDonald
[After lo these many months, the AMGC (Anthony Miltich Fan Club) was finally able to reunite on the Lure Lakebar patio hard by the shores of Lake Le Homme Dieu . . . ]
[Club members were properly distanced . . . ]
[Just a short walk from their home . . . ]
[And behind us, a bad, over the shoulder shot . . . ]
[With boats in the background . . . ]
The comfortable people in tight houses felt pity at first, and then distaste, and finally hatred for the migrant people. ~ John Steinbeck
[And I’ll have another Corona Extra – thanks . . . ]
[Texting her music review to Rollingstone . . . ]
[A proud wearer of the N95 mask . . . ]
[Anthony opted for the Leinie’s Summer Shandy . . . ]
[I hadn’t videoed Anthony for a long time. But it was such a nice day, I asked if there was a particular song he’d like me to shoot (at least his legs wouldn’t be backlit). He said he recently learned this song and liked it. It was a song for a wedding . . . ]
The right to be heard does not automatically include the right to be taken seriously. ~ Hubert Humphrey
A day without sunshine is like, you know, night. ~ Steve Martin
The Journey Begins
Thanks for joining me! This is the follow-up to the original, “alexandriacardinals.wordpress.com,” which overwhelmed the system’s ability to handle it any more. Thus, this is “Part 2.” As the original was initially described:
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“It all began in a 5,000 watt radio station in Fresno, California” . . . wait a minute, that was Ted Baxter on the Mary Tyler Moore Show! Let’s see . . . oh yeah, it all began in 2003 when retirees, i.e., old people, in Alexandria, Minnesota, who had no desire to become snow birds, went looking for mid-winter entertainment here in the frozen tundra of West Central Minnesota. We discovered girls’ high school hockey, fell in love immediately, and it remains our favorite spectator sport to this day. Initially, and for several years, reports on these games were e-mailed to those who were actually snowbirds but wanted to keep abreast of things “back home.” It was ultimately decided a blog would be more efficient, and it evolved into a personal diary of many things that attracts tens of readers on occasion. It remains a source of personal mental therapy and has yet to elicit any lawsuits.
~ The Editor, May 9, 2014
p.s. The photo border around the blog is the Cardinal girls’ hockey team after just beating Breck for the state championship in 2008. It’s of the all-tournament team. The visible Breck player on the left is Milica McMillen, then an 8th-grader – she is now an All-American for the Gophers. The Roseau player in the stocking cap I believe is Mary Loken, who went on to play for UND; and the Cardinal player on the right, No. 3, is Abby Williams, the player we blame most for making us girls’ hockey fans who went on to play for Bemidji State.
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Photos contained herein are available for personal use. All you have to do is double click on any of the photos and they will become full screen size. You can then save them into your personal “My Pictures” file. They make lovely parting or hostess gifts, or holiday gifts for such as Uncle Ernie who wants to see how his grand niece is doing on the hockey team. If any are sold for personal profit, however, to, for example, the Audubon Society, National Geographic, Sven’s Home Workshop Monthly, Curling By The Numbers, or the World Wrestling Federation, I only request that you make a donation to the charitable organization of your choice. You have two hours and fifteen minutes. Pencils ready? Begin!
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Beautiful photos. What a gorgeous day too.
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