This world is full of conflicts and full of things that cannot be reconciled. But there are moments when we can… reconcile and embrace the whole mess, and that’s what I mean by ‘Hallelujah.’ ~ Leonard Cohen
[The photographer of the above photo . . . ]
[Janet is pretty much responsible for every entertainment venue that occurs in town (and maybe even in other places) . . . ]
[Our server, Vicky, from the original SAWA times remarked it was just like the good ole days – fun with all the original fans. Sami Steidl was back to play with the boys from Tuesday Night Club. She was our first discovered wunderkind after we retired here . . . ]
The difference between a violin and a viola is that a viola burns longer. ~ Victor Borge
It always seems impossible until it’s done. ~ Nelson Mandela
[Sami moved to Colorado in 2014 but drops by occasionally to play with the local musicians she grew up with . . . ]
If I knew where the good songs came from, I’d go there more often. ~ Leonard Cohen
When things get really bad, just raise your glass and stamp your feet and do a little jig. That’s about all you can do. ~ Leonard Cohen
Music is the emotional life of most people. ~ Leonard Cohen
[Admittedly, a terrible job of getting any good shots of Sami. They had the audacity to seat her entire family in front of us . . . ]
Poetry is just the evidence of life. If your life is burning well, poetry is just the ash. ~ Leonard Cohen
Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment. ~ Buddha
When you play a violin piece, you are a storyteller, and you’re telling a story. ~ Joshua Bell
I usually listen to the same thing over and over again: Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto in D Major. And Leonard Cohen. ~ Sue Townsend
A table, a chair, a bowl of fruit and a violin; what else does a man need to be happy? ~ Albert Einstein
A video at Sami’s high school graduation party, 2011 . . .
There is a crack in everything, that’s how the light gets in. ~ Leonard Cohen
The last refuge of the insomniac is a sense of superiority to the sleeping world. ~ Leonard Cohen
The majority of husbands remind me of an orangutan trying to play the violin. ~ Honore de Blazac
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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