November 6
I ask people why they have deer heads on their walls. They always say it’s such a beautiful animal. There you go. I think my mother is attractive, but I have photographs of her. ~ Ellen DeGeneres
Deer season opened. For the time being, I would not recommend long, slow walks in the woods. Hunting season produces hunting widows. They can be seen around and about at such venues as Carlos Creek Winery. We forgot all about that as we arrived to a large crowd of folks on the premises on Saturday – we were there for our second consecutive weekend as audience for Elsa Lee . . .
Marriage is a hunting permit that entitles you to only one dear at a time. ~ Vikrant Parsai
[But first, our football Cardinals beat Bemidji, 43 – 35, on Friday night to win the section title and a trip to the state tournement . . . ]
[And Ruthie’s “Missing U at . . . ” FB photo of Elsa on Saturday . . . ]
[And the Super’s usual “tip” for playing Elton John’s “Border Song” . . . ]
Men should think twice before making widow hood woman’s only path to power. ~ Gloria Steinem
Vegetarian – that’s an old Indian word meaning ‘lousy hunter’. ~ Andy Rooney
[As you may recall, we were here the previous weekend with a whole bunch of folks, most Class of ’65ers. We thought that would be the last weekend for outdoor music – we left after 2 hours of Elsa’s 3-hour session. She moved inside for her last hour. (Photo looking at the grape vines on the other side of Co. Rd. 34.)
[Well, this weekend was even lovelier. The temperature was in the low 60’s, people were out and about in short sleeves, and we stayed with Elsa outside for the full 3 hours . . . ]
[Grapes looking to get a head start on next season?]
[The leaves are mostly gone but the grass is still green . . . ]
[Just a beautiful autumn afternoon . . . ]
Since I’ve got on the internet, it’s opened a whole world of wasted time for me. My wife says she’s an internet widow. ~ Mick Ralphs
A woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle. ~ Gloria Steinem
Cinderella never asked for a prince, she asked for a night off and a dress. ~ Kiera Cass
[Because it was Hunting Widows weekend, there were several drawings for door pizes . . . ]
[I won a door, proof of which is at the bottom of this missive . . . ]
We must plant the sea and herd its animals using the sea as farmers instead of hunters. That is what civilization is all about – farming replacing hunting. ~ Jacques Yves Cousteau
Making fun of born-again Christians is like hunting dairy cows with a high powered rifle and scope. ~ P. J. O’Rourke
If you obey all the rules, you miss all the fun. ~ Beyonce
[We were subsequently joined by friends from the previous weekend. We had advised then that John (in photo) and Helen were both Class of ’65ers from other schools – John was Minnetonka, and Helen was Class of ’66 from Golden Valley High School, which in a 1980 merger became Hopkins. Lest you were keeping score at home . . . ]
Behind every great man, there is a surprised woman. ~ Maryon Pearson
The way humans hunt for parking and the way animals hunt for food are not as different as you might think. ~ Tom Vanderbilt
The truth will set you free. But first, it will piss you off. ~ Gloria Steinem
Go girl, seek happy nights to happy days. ~ William Shakespeare
I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life’s a bi**h. You’ve got to go out and kick ass. ~ Mae West
Parting is such sweet sorrow. ~ Shakespeare
[I think that I shall never see a poem as lovely as a line of trees . . . ]
[The long Minnesota good-bye . . . ]
[Oh yeah, about that door prize . . . ]
[Thank you, CCW!]
Fall has always been my favorite season. The time when everything bursts with its last beauty, as if nature had been saving up all year for the grand finale. ~ Lauren DeStefano
Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall. ~ F. Scott Fitzgerald
Up Next: The aforementioned girls hockey game?
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