Many of you readers are aware of the poem about the mighty Casey at bat. The poem was about the sadness of swing and a miss strike one, swing and a miss strike two, and swing and a miss strike three.
The mighty Minnesota Twins played the New York Yankees. Game one, loss. Game two, loss, Game three, loss, and the mighty Twins are done playing baseball in 2019.
I think most of you got the similarity of the mighty Twins and the mighty Casey. The Twins weren’t as mighty as many of their fans thought (including me), just as Casey wasn’t as mighty as many of his fans thought.
At a gathering of celebrities, Clint Eastwood was asked what his plans were for the last few years of his life. He replied nonchalantly, “I have a few things to do before I start the production of my new movie next month.” Mouths dropped and the question to Clint became, “How old are you?” His reply, “Eighty-eight.” Another question, “How do you do it? You’re old.” His reply, “I don’t let the old man in.” In other words, he refused to look at himself as an old man.
I like my answer to the question of, “How many lakes does Minnesota have?” Some say 10,000, some say 11,842, some say 21,871. I say, “A lot.”
The census tells us the bat population is way down. We are told we must find a way to help the bats increase their population. One of the main reasons is because many bats eat more than a thousand bugs in a night. After thinking about that, my thoughts are, “That’s a lot of poop!”
Short shorts:
A. The last hummer seen visiting the hummingbird feeders at our house were on Sept. 30.
B. In Ellendale, on Highway 30 between Lerberg’s and the bank, I spotted a shiny nickel as I was crossing the street. I failed to pick it up. If you spot it, I bet you won’t pick it up.
C. I saw a few monarch butterflies migrating — not nearly as many as about 10 years ago. About 20 years ago, I saw an apple tree covered with monarchs at Beaver Lake.
D. Remember when there was a very, very bad blizzard in this area on Oct. 31?
E. Do you have a mask for Oct. 31 or are you going to wear the same old mask like I do?
F. We are planning on 75 trick or treat costume-wearing Halloween fun lovers at our door. If the weather is bad, I get the tough job of recycling the candy!
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Bob is a retired AAL (Aid Association for Lutherans) agent, currently working on his master’s degree in Volunteering. His wife, Genie, is a retired RN, currently working on her doctor’s degree in Volunteering. They have two children, Deb in North Carolina, and Dan in Vermont. Bob says if you enjoy his column, let him know. If you don’t enjoy it, keep on reading, it can get worse. Words of wisdom: There is always room for God.