It’s Me Again (Part 20)

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September 14

Without geography you’re nowhere. ~ Jimmy Buffett

Heading full steam ahead into the summer entertainment season. This is still part of playing catch up in the blog . . . ~ Me

I’m growing older, but not up. ~ Jimmy Buffett

[Why yes, I once was indeed a mountain man . . . ]

You will never live if you are looking for the meaning of life. ~ Albert Camus

June 30

In the Troubadour days, it was all those songwriters that I hung around with all the time, so I could get songs and find out what was going on. So we all knew each other, and we just carried each other’s word around. ~ Linda Ronstadt

[Galaxy Road at Carlos Creek Winery . . . ]

Traditionally, songwriters can’t sing. And that holds true in my case, also. ~ John Phillips

[With Aksel Krafnick on voice and guitar . . . ]

Most of the best songwriters that ever lived couldn’t read music. ~ Tim Minchin

Songwriters aren’t always performers, and even performing songwriters aren’t always the kind of show-biz performers you think they’d be. ~ Lyle Lovett

And I can say this, most of the people who have recorded my songs are songwriters themselves. ~ Smokey Robinson

As far as songwriters, I’ve always been a fan of Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, and George Gershwin; those guys mean a lot to me. ~ Mel Brooks

[Things really rock ‘n roll when the Armadillos come to town . . . ]

Humor has bailed me out of more tight situations than I can think of. If you go with your instincts and keep your humor, creativity follows. With luck, success comes, too. ~ Jimmy Buffett

[The eight members of The Fabulous Armadillos include (left to right) Pat Thorn, Cassandra Ronnie, Greg Armstrong, Mike Kreitzer, Chris Hawkey, Jay O’Donnell, Paul Diethelm and Mike Zeleny.]

Indecision may or may not be my problem. ~ Jimmy Buffett

[The stage is set at the Legacy of the Lakes Gardens . . . ]

We are the people our parents warned us about. ~ Jimmy Buffett

[The back view from the front row . . . ]

Is it ignorance or apathy? Hey, I don’t know and I don’t care. ~ Jimmy Buffett

Searching is half the fun: life is much more manageable when thought of as a scavenger hunt as opposed to a surprise party. ~ Jimmy Buffett

If it doesn’t work out there will never be any doubt that the pleasure was worth all the pain. ~ Jimmy Buffett

[The usual suspects with loge seating . . . ]

If I couldn’t laugh I just would go insane, If we couldn’t laugh we just would go insane, If we weren’t all crazy we would go insane. ~ Jimmy Buffett

My mother insisted that her children read. ~ Jimmy Buffett

[Kelli Minnerath, on behalf of the Alexandria Education Foundation, addressed the assembled masses . . . ]

I sell escapism. ~ Jimmy Buffett

[Ms. Minnerath with thank yous to all . . . ]

I still consider it a summer job, though. So, I try to maintain that summer job as long as I can. ~ Jimmy Buffett

Well, I’m still here. Didn’t have to go to rehab, and I’m not broke. ~ Jimmy Buffett

At 57, to have a No. 1 album, I wasn’t expecting it. ~ Jimmy Buffett

[Stretch . . . ]

Elvis was the only man from Northeast Mississippi who could shake his hips and still be loved by rednecks, cops, and hippies. ~ Jimmy Buffett

It’s been wonderful for me, and I feel so privileged to have fans that are that loyal. ~ Jimmy Buffett

I always said that I wouldn’t use a teleprompter, and if I start to sing real flat, I’ll hang it up. ~ Jimmy Buffett

I’m inspired by people who keep on rolling, no matter their age. ~ Jimmy Buffett

I always said that I wouldn’t use a teleprompter, and if I start to sing real flat, I’ll hang it up. ~ Jimmy Buffett

And I try to give the best bang for the buck. I love performing more than anything else. ~ Jimmy Buffett

To describe my scarce leisure time in today’s terms, I always default to reading. ~ Jimmy Buffett

If there’s a heaven for me, I’m sure it has a beach attached. ~ Jimmy Buffett

Take it all in… it’s as big as it seems. Count all your blessings. Remember your dreams. ~ Jimmy Buffett

I can’t change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination. ~ Jimmy Buffett

Changes in latitude. Changes in attitude. ~ Jimmy Buffett

It’s important to have as much fun as possible while we’re here. It balances out the times when the minefield of life explodes. ~ Jimmy Buffett

Life is just a tire swing. ~ Jimmy Buffett

Some people claim that there’s a woman to blame, but I know it’s my own damn fault. ~ Jimmy Buffett

Lust for the future, treasure the past. ~ Jimmy Buffett

Wasting away in Margaritaville, looking for my lost shaker of salt. ~ Jimmy Buffett

If life gives you limes, make margaritas. ~ Jimmy Buffett

It’s 5 o’clock somewhere. ~ Jimmy Buffett

Breathe in, breathe out, move on. ~ Jimmy Buffett

Shells sink, dreams float. Life’s good on our boat. ~ Jimmy Buffett

It’s a fine line between Saturday night and Sunday morning. ~ Jimmy Buffett

It was too much tequila, or not quite enough. ~ Jimmy Buffett

No working during drinking hours. ~ Jimmy Buffett

Go fast enough to get there, but slow enough to see. ~ Jimmy Buffett

Some of it’s magic and some of it’s tragic but I had a good life all the way. ~ Jimmy Buffett

Wrinkles will only go where the smiles have been. ~ Jimmy Buffett

[This could have been a scene from “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” . . . ]

Only time will tell if it was time well-spent. ~ Jimmy Buffett

Nothing is more despicable than respect based on fear. ~ Albert Camus

Alas, after a certain age every man is responsible for his face. ~ Albert Camus

A man without ethics is a wild beast loosed upon this world. ~ Albert Camus

Up Next: I’m still catching up – but I am catching up . . .

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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: 10-26-07-4 “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. *********************************************************************************** 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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