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Good morning from Collegeville,

It is hard to believe that it has been 8 years since the terrible events in New York City, Washington D.C and the field in Pennsylvania.  Man is capable of so much evil.  We may be the only species that is capable of such evil acts.  The rest of the living, breathing things are only acting out of the instinct to survive.  I did not know anyone who died that day, but a man who is close to one of my brother’s lost his brother when the towers came down.  He now faces a battle with cancer.  Life can be very hard.  All I can think of to do is to try and remain positive and hopeful for the future.  Cherish the little things. 

Two of my grandchildren started kindergarten this week.  Chrissy and Anna were both excited and hopefully they will remain that way.  I remember the time when I accidentally tripped my first grade teacher and she sprained her wrist.  That would have been in New Ulm.  She was good at hitting us with a ruler also.  For a month she had to use her left hand.  Sometimes she missed.

Garrison had a slight stroke, but he is scheduled to get out of Mayo today and promises to be on stage at The Fitzgerald Theater at the season opener on September 26^th.  Think positive thoughts for him please.

The show this week is a re-broadcast of a couple of Western shows done in Missoula, Montana and Pullman, Washington.  Guests include a yodeling cowboy Wylie Gustafson, rancher/songstress Stephanie Davis and the old time acoustic duo Growling Old Men.  Idaho grown singer-songwriter Charlie Sutton will do a tribute to the mighty Lentil.  Enjoy the show.   I will be working a booth at The Carlos Creek Winery Fall Festival and Grape Stomp in Alexandria.  Come out and visit for a while.

“Homo sapiens are a tiny twig on an improbable branch of a contingent limb on a fortunate tree.”  Stephen Jay Gould