Kamala on the Ellipse as Reported by Sister Gretchen

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The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction and the distinction between true and false no longer exist. ~ Hannah Arendt

November 13

My sister has lived in downtown Washington, D.C. for over 50 years. Most of the excitement that has happened there over that time has taken place within walking distance of her home. This is her latest. ~ Me

This old gray mare ain’t what she used to be.

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Husband said it was cold outside. I wore a long sleeve shirt and winter jacket. I was way too hot. I stuck my collapsible cane in my backpack (you can see it behind the right side of my head). Good move. I haven’t used it for years but glad I had it. I have sciatic nerve issues, at times, if I stand in one position for too long. No place to sit during the entire rally so luckily the cane came in handy to lean on. There was a huge crowd. We were in a line that snaked into several lines. All of us trying to get into the Ellipse. When they declared that it was full, they told us to walk down to the Washington Monument – which quickly filled up with thousands of people. Saw Kamala on the Jumbotron. Left the rally before the very end to avoid the thousands leaving the area. In a crowd this size, people should not bring a dog, weave their bikes, scooters and skateboards between thousands of people.

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 I haven’t walked that much in a long time. From home to the Washington Monument and back home again. Worth it. 

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 Gretchen

The big joke on democracy is that it gives its mortal enemies the tools to its own destruction. ~ Josef Goebbels

Ferrari will always deliver one less car than the market demands. ~ Enzo Ferrari

Don’t vote – it just encourages the bastards. ~ P. J. O’Rourke

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No ship sets out to be shipwreck. ~ Joan Wickersham

The trouble with too many is they believe the realm of truth always lies within their vision. ~ Abraham Lincoln

Truth is the glue that holds government together, not only our government but civilization itself. ~ Gerald Ford

Many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices. ~ William James

Winning is a habit. Unfortunately, so is losing. ~ Vince Lombardi

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[The famous (infamous?) Willard Hotel – also known as the place where my golf guys would meet for lunch in the Christmas season . . . ]

There is no doubt fiction makes a better job of the truth. ~ Doris Lessing

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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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