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Good morning from Collegeville,

The word “snow” is in the forecast. Not nice. Hopefully there will be some Indian Summer yet this month. There are all those fall things that need to be done. I better make a trip to Upsala tomorrow to harvest the rest of the Butternut squash. The first batch of soup was awesome and this is perfect soup weather.

The St. John’s homecoming is tomorrow and the forecast is for sunshine and a high of 46. If the wind dies down, it should be ok. The Hamline Pipers are coming to Collegeville to take on the Johnnies. My son was a 26 year old defensive end for the Pipers in the fall of ’98. They called him “the old man” in the locker room. Erik loved the game of football and I only missed one of his games. I had to go to DC for Xerox training school. I too was “the old man” in that class. Xerox University is a leader in sales training and it did serve me well. Hamline won the game.

The APHC show this week is a live broadcast from the Fitzgerald Theater in Saint Paul. Special guests include the world-class bluegrass group, The Gibson Brothers and feel-good folksinger Ellis. The Royal Academy of Radio Actors, Tim Russell, Sue Scott and Fred Newman will join musical director Richard Dworsky and the newly minted “The Exchange Street Band” with Richard Kriehn on mandolin and fiddle, Dean McGraw on guitar, Chris Brown on drums and Todd Parks on bass. The News From Lake Wobegon will focus on the fall season. Enjoy the show.

Harper’s Chord is playing in Cold Spring at the Third Street Brewhouse later today. The featured event is “Pints for Pink” with food and pink beer made with raspberries and vanilla. I hope to see you there. The fun starts at 4 PM and goes until 8.

“There are two days in the week about which and upon which I never worry. Two carefree days, kept sacredly free from fear and apprehension. One of these days is Yesterday and the other day I do not worry about is Tomorrow.” Robert Jones Burdette