November is one of the months that can have major changes in the weather. We had six days in a row of 70 degrees or better in November 2020. The same time in November 2019, we had five inches of snow with a temperature of 2 above zero.
Other November changes were:
1. The corona virus being a major change in our way of living.
2. A Friday the 13th.
3. I didn’t vote Republican for President.
4. The current President refused to honor the vote that showed he lost.
5. The current President not helping the transition to the new President.
6. I didn’t go deer hunting.
7. Many people mowed their lawn the last two weeks in November.
8. It was so warm the Danish mermaid in Fountain Lake wore only a bra and a neckerchief all month.
9. We did not have a Thanksgiving get-together. Genie and I celebrated together with a goblet of Harvey’s Bristol Cream Sherry while eating pumpkin pie and roast duck, followed by a long nap in the La-Z-Boy.
Things of interest about the great state of Minnesota:
1. The name Minnesota is of Dakota native origin meaning, “The Land of Sky Blue Waters.”
2. A wooden showshoe is used to walk on melting snow.’
3. Big Island State Park by Albert Lea is one of the best birding spots in Minnesota.
4. There is a food that grows wild and is harvested in Minnesota. It’s called rice.
5. No trace camping, meaning you leave your campsite in such a way that no one knows you were there.
6. Itasca State Park, the source of the mighty Mississippi River, is the queen of Minnesota’s great vacation land.
7. The most remote point in Minnesota is on the south side of Knife Lake in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area. Why? Because it is the farthest point from a public road in Minnesota per GPS.
P.S. The Minnesota Conservation Volunteer magazine is where I got the above Minnesota information, honoring the 80 years of being published. Call 844-245-7115 to be a subscriber.
Remember when you reminded your kids to use the bathroom as they would be in the car and you didn’t plan on taking a potty break? I’m now in the same situation walking the mornings. In November, there is no public restroom, so I must remind myself to use the bathroom before walking. (I’m just like the fellow who jumped from the 12th floor. At each floor, he could be heard saying, “So far, so good.” Each day as I complete my walk, I say, “So far, so good.”
Short shorts:
A. A sign on the door of a local business: “Thanks for wearing a mask – that I didn’t have to ask you to.”
B. As a retired nurse, Genie highly recommends Leutholds in Albert Lea as a place to purchase nurse’s work-related clothing.
C. Leutholds in Albert Lea is one of two Leutholds currently in business.
D. Irvin and Mary Zenk stole the spotlight from their son, Steven Zenk, Thrivent Financial agent in Albert Lea. (They were in the Senior Spotlight living at Thorne Crest in Albert Lea.)
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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 New York. 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.