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Ohhhhh noooooooo... ! I should NEVER type when I'm "off," 'cause I don't THINK well in that state...... <deep sigh> And I WAS "off" when I was online late last nite.... I mentioned to my mom today that I'd had a chance to actually quote from memory a bit of Wordsworth's poem "Hiawatha," repeating that fragment of poetry as we spoke. Mom, 82 years old and suffering from TIA-caused dementia with literally no short term memory recall at all, instantly began to recite the CORRECT words of the poem - all thousand verses of it - which I HAD to listen to 'cause she wouldn't stop her recital! <smile> Anyway... make that "By the bid sea's SHINING water." THERE, mom! I did it! NOW, is any of the 1600 List members wanna repeat the first verse of "Hiawatha," <grin> they'll do it RIGHT! Barb Mallut (Honorary North Country citizen) [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: john bjork <[log in to unmask]> To: Barb_MSN <[log in to unmask]>; [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> Date: Monday, March 15, 1999 4:50 AM Subject: Re: Re NON-PD. Parkinsaw MI, St Olaf, MN & Lake Woebegone, MN >Barb: You really should be working for the Minnesota Department of Tourism; >you're a true lover of the North Country like I am, about that there is no >doubt. In fact, although I'm partial to the Upper Peninsula, I have great >affection for both of our other two northern neighbors--MN and WI. (Of course, >never one to make a total committment, I must admit to a deep affection for >South Florida and Spain--oley!) Not only do you deserve to be an honorary >citizen of the great Northern mid-west, especially MN, you also deserve to be an >honorary citizen of Parkinsaw---and I'm going to personally speak to Mayor >Svensen about it this morning as soon as my drugs kick in. (Only a half-hour to >go before cocktail #1). > >John Bjork >A View from the Lighter Side >PD Humor from Parkinsaw, MI >(An Imaginary Place for PWP) > >Barb_MSN wrote: > >> John..... >> >> As the daughter of a Minnesotan mother who STILL refers to that state as >> "home," even tho she's lived in Los Angeles for almost 60 years, I'm well >> aware of the virtues and superiority of all persons and things born in and >> derived from the state of Minnesota, and it's neighboring states.. >> <grinning> >> >> I was nurtured on tales Lake Woebegone throughout my childhood and youth, as >> well as having all the verses of Wordsworth's "Hiawatha" ..... "By the >> shores of Gitshegume, by the deep sea's running water, lived Nakomas and his >> daughter" ...... and on and on and on.... drummed into my wee little >> California-born-brain by mom, who figured that made her two daughters ALMOST >> Minnasotans! >> >> I've been dragged to see Minnehaha Falls more times than I could count by >> mom's brother, Uncle Ray, and have heard many other uncle's endless stories >> about their ice fishing adventures. I've fished for sunfish from a pontoon >> boats on what seemed at the time to have been on at LEAST 9 thousand of >> Minnesota's 10 thousand lakes (and never caught a thing!) <LOL>, and always >> returned home after my summer vacations in the Twin Cities (actually, in >> St.. Paul) saying "Yaaaaaah" just like my cousins and mom. >> >> At the very least, I'd say I deserve to be an honorary citizen of the great >> Northwest, yaaaaaah? <giggle> >> >> Barb Mallut (honorary Minnesotan) >> [log in to unmask] >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: john bjork <[log in to unmask]> >> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> >> Date: Sunday, March 14, 1999 1:57 PM >> Subject: Re: Re NON-PD. Parkinsaw MI, St Olaf, MN & Lake Woebegone, MN >> >> >Hi Barb (s): Well, you're speaking of the citadel of imaginary places in >> the >> >world, the wonderful and very much loved Lake Wobegone. I grew up >> listening to >> >Garrison Keeler (sp) in a small town in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. We >> always >> >thought he was talking about us, as did a thousand other towns, which >> reflected the >> >genius of the author. No doubt that Lake Wobegone provided some grist for >> the >> >mills of Parkinsaw, MI. In spite of that influence, I'd like to think >> Parkinsaw is >> >a special and unique place, especially given the reality that 80% of the >> residents >> >there are PWP, and have a lot more problems to comfront than other, more >> >conventional communities. But it is the commonality with Lake Wobegone >> residents >> >that is important: they're good people from a strong and proud heritage. >> Fiercely >> >independent, they'll fight PD until the last Sinemet tablet. They make >> wonderful >> >neighbors, and are great fun to enjoy a brew with over at the Northern >> Lights. >> >They're Lake Woebegone (and St. Olaf) kind of people. >> > >> >John Bjork >> > >> >[log in to unmask] wrote: >> > >> >> Hi John and Barb, >> >> Not to worry John, Rose Nyland who's from St. Olaf doesn't have >> a clue >> >> either! But what about that other great Minnesota town, Lake Woebegone. >> which >> >> Garrison Keeler (sp?) reports on every Saturday night on public radio, >> where >> >> the women are strong, the men are good looking and the children are all >> above >> >> average! >> >> >> >> Barb B-K >> >> a former Minnesotan >> >> >> >> In a message dated 3/14/99 2:11:46 PM, [log in to unmask] wrote: >> >> >> >> <<Barb: Never have seen the Golden Girls sitcom, except for some brief >> >> glances; and >> >> know not a clue about St Olaf. However, seeing as though St Olaf, MN >> >> and Parkinsaw, MI are both in the north country, we share the same >> >> Scandavian heritage, deep blue >> >> lakes, love of nature and the outdoors, brats and cold beer. We've been >> >> >> >> looking for a sister city to get together with, so maybe we'll check >> >> this out. Of course, Parkinsaw is about 80% PWP, so I don't know how >> >> that would work out. We take a little getting used to if you know what I >> >> mean. I bet they'd love our "promote the pig" program, our Palmetto >> >> Bug research (they have similar problems with Zebra Mussels), and our >> >> emerging nightlife with the Dopaminos and Carl and Porcine, though, so >> >> stay tuned sports fans, we may just have a joint venture celebration. >> >> In the final analysis, however, any resemblance bewteen Parkinsaw, MI >> >> and St Olaf is, as they say, purely coincidental. >> >> >> >> John Bjork >> >> >> >> > > > >