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Two weeks in Arizona was awesome.  This was the first time I have taken a two week vacation since 1976.  Brother Bill and my sister Kathie and husband Duaine were awesome hosts.  They both bought homes in Sun City West at the right time.  Kathie and Duaine have lived in Granite Falls since 1965 and there are a lot of folks from Granite that spend the winter in Sun City West.  The men meet for coffee every morning except Sunday at Bashas’ Grocery.  One day there were 11 guys.  There are many couples that have joined the Granite Falls group from other parts of Minnesota and beyond.  Next week I will share my adventures from my visit to Anthem and Sedona. My host in Sedona was Rick, a fellow Sertoman from years ago.

Next Tuesday evening at 7, the St. Cloud Reading Room Society is sponsoring an evening with author and military historian Thomas A. Hughes, Ph.D. in the Cathedral High School Library. Hughes is the author of “Admiral Bill Halsey: A Naval Life” published by Harvard University Press in May 2016 and is Associate Professor of History at The Air University’s School of Advanced Air and Space Studies. Hughes, son of Kevin and JoAnn Hughes of St. Cloud, is a graduate of Cathedral High School and Saint John’s University. His book is a definitive biography of the most famous naval officer of World War II who was seen as fearless but impetuous. Copies of the book will be available to purchase at this event, which is free and open to the public.

This week Live from Here is heading to Nashville for a live broadcast from the Ryman Auditorium with Courtney Barnett, David Rawlings, and comedian Neal Brennan. The band: Madison Cunningham, Rich Dworsky, Chris Eldridge, Brittany Haas, Paul Kowert, and Ted Poor will join Chris. There will also be a bit of comedy from the radio acting company, Serena Brook, Tim Russell, and Fred Newman; Chris Thile’s latest Song of the Week; another week’s worth of musicians’ birthdays; and a word from Tom Papa, Out. In. America. Tune in down on the public radio end of the dial.

“Life was meant to be a mystery. To be lived spontaneously from a present time, unpredictable place.”  Judy Wardell