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Good morning from Collegeville,  

OUCH !   that hurt.  My wrist reminds me of  Frankenstein.  Because of the risk of treating the wrong limb, the first thing the nurse asks of you is to take a purple marker and place a “X” on the arm that is to be fixed.  The surgeon then adds  his or her initials.  When they removed the bandage I noticed that the surgeon started cutting at the exact spot that I had marked.  The surgery was on Wednesday and on Friday the workman’s comp nurse said that I could return to work with one restriction, I could only use my left hand.  I told her that I loved my job, but that I could not do it with one hand tied behind my back.  Late Tuesday morning the order was changed to “return to work with no restrictions”.  I over did it a bit yesterday and I had to stop moving it.   I am leaving soon to take my granddaughter to the zoo.  

 The city of Wadena continues to undergo the recovery from the tornado.  My son, Erik has helped to launch a new website,  www.treesforwadena.com  If you are so inclined, perhaps you can help to bring the shade back to Wadena.   

 The show this week is a special compilation for all the summer readers who are able to recline in a patch of shade and read a book the way it was meant to be read.  Special guests include Anna Karenina, Dave Frishberg, poet Donald Hall and Maria Jette.  The Public Domain Free from Copyright Non-Royalty-Paying Radio Theater is also featured doing a version of “The Ugly Duckling”.  Enjoy the show.  We will be at the Twins game.  

“The secret of success is constancy to purpose.”  Benjamin Disraeli