tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51083551110650910832024-02-19T13:54:37.320-08:00Otto's sonJonohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170214396483091419noreply@blogger.comBlogger288125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108355111065091083.post-48076003054239229992019-04-13T11:20:00.001-07:002019-04-13T11:20:25.346-07:00Make it stop!<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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It just won’t stop. “Maybe this is the last one” I heard
them say. Will it be? Anything can happen at any time in this zone. </div>
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Of the 35 or so years I have been living in this area I have
seen snow in every month except July and the year before I moved up it snowed
on July 4<sup>th</sup>, killing my neighbor’s tomato plants. That was in the
early 80s, though, and while things can still get a little crazy we generally
don’t see any snowfall in June, July, or August.</div>
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Our official total from this last storm was 10 inches or 25
cm. It was(is) heavy and wet, but at least it made mud season disappear for a
couple of days. It is supposed to get above freezing every day for the coming
week so it should go away in a few days. Here is a picture from this morning.</div>
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The winds got a little stiff, too. I don’t think anything
much over 50 mph (80kph), but in Duluth they recorded some of 70mph (112kph).
It made for some big waves on the lake and while I wasn’t adventurous enough to
go out and do some crazy photography, other people were. These cliffs are about
40 feet (12 meters) high. </div>
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(Angela Botner Photography )<br />
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I have lived by the ocean and there are seriously huge
waves that can get going in some parts of the world, but we are on an inland
lake. Granted, it is a very large lake, as lakes go, but there are things that
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There
is a lighthouse on the Brittany Coast in France that is known for the waves.<br />
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There have been movies made about rogue waves, but the first one I remember was in the "disaster" genre called the Poseidon Adventure. One of my favorite magazines when I was a teenager and early adulthood was the literary giant, Mad Magazine. They did a hilarious satire of the movie called the Poopsidedown Adventure. It was the biggest selling month in Mad's illustrious, yet dubious, history selling 2.8 million copies! That issue cost 40 cents. CHEAP! I laughed until it hurt!<br />
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It is the time of year for seasonal changes. Some days are
lovely and some days not so much. This week we have had sun, snow, and rain
within the space of about three days, but eventually it will warm up so the
snow part is gone for a while. Here is what we saw in the last few days.</div>
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Here is what the farm looks like from the air in summer.
This is just so I don’t forget. </div>
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Meanwhile we are getting into mud season as the rain and
snow fall and the ground thaws out. Soon I will be able to put my flannel-lined
pants away for a few months.</div>
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Here are some seasonal change memes offered up for your
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Shipping season is underway now. In the last few weeks the
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up against the eastern shores and in the bays and the icebreakers are working
to free all the harbors and keep the Soo Locks open. I have been seeing the
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I just finished reading an Icelandic mystery, The Darkness:
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read the first series of five books from this author a year or two ago and
decided to try this new series. The main character, Hulda, is in her last days
of work before retirement as an investigator. It took me two days to read this
which is less time than it usually takes, but the stars were aligned and I didn’t
have a lot of pressing chores, some of which I will do today. Procrastination for the sake of a good book is a pardonable sin in my world. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>The next book in the series is set 25 years
previously, so I may have to read that soon to get a feel for Hulda from her
younger days. There is very little actual murder in Iceland, maybe one every
couple of years, and the killer was usually drunk and confesses immediately, so
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Scandinavian landscapes appeal to me, especially the bleakness of the Icelandic
landscape in winter. It takes some imagination as I have only seen it in early
summer which also has a stark beauty to it. Here are a few pictures of Iceland
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This is from a lava field where my brother and I were hiking and yes, that is geothermal steam rising in the distance.<br />
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This is an abandoned farmhouse near the fjord. These abandoned homes often appear in the Icelandic mysteries.<br />
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A vessel returning from the sea.<br />
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A cabin where we stayed. Note the trees. The standard joke about the trees in Iceland is this. "What do you do if you get lost in an Icelandic Forest? Stand up!"
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This was the morning commute through rush hour traffic the other day. Traffic will be this heavy for another month and a half, before the summer home people and tourists arrive. As you can see the snow is melting and the roads are bare pavement again making driving less of a challenge. The local deer (white tail) population is hanging around the roads and is being picked off by motorists along the North Shore on a daily basis. While they don't go to waste it is still sad to see their carcasses by the side of the road.<br />
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It has been above freezing nearly every day and below freezing at night which are the conditions favorable to tapping maple trees for sap. Syrup season is in full swing and I can't wait to taste the results! I dream of salmon on the grill after soaking in a marinade of maple syrup and lemon juice. Yummy!<br />
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Not much exciting to report, but it is interesting to watch as people slowly come out of their winter "hibernation" dressed in lighter clothing with their shoulders relaxed instead of hunched up around their necks.<br />
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Things are melting on the farm and the horses are shedding buckets of fur which is picked up by the birds to use for nesting material. It is organic and recyclable, so highly desirable building material.This is what it looks like this morning. Still a lot of snow in the woods and around the edges of everything.<br />
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Last night we played for a dance. Since it is St. Patrick's Day weekend it was fitting for us to start the festivities for the next couple of days. Here is a photo from the dance floor.<br />
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That was taken by our cello player during a break. She left out herself and our bodhran (drum) player. I am the one with the genuine Irish tweed hat in the middle.<br /><br />
The dance floor was small as the Wunderbar left tables there to serve food and beverages. At least we were dinner music, too, and the place was pretty well packed to capacity. One of these days I will find a recording of decent quality, but this cell phone video will give you an idea of what we sometimes do for these dances. It is always fun no matter what. At least it has been for the last 25 years or so. I love the way cell phones only seem to pick up the trebly sounds and everything else is just muddled. No, I don't, but here it is anyway. I hope it works!<br />
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So while we are having fun the Big Lake is finally starting to lose its icy cover. The wind, rain, and above freezing weather has already put a dent in it.<br />
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The snow pack is melting, the flood warnings are around and the road bans are being put on this week. That means no trucks with axle weights of over 5 tons on my road starting Tuesday. So I got a load of hay yesterday and the weekend project is to put it in two places. Some in the barn and some in the hay shed. That is about 7 or 8 tons (230 bales) and I intend to start after I finish writing this. Most of it will wait until tomorrow, though, as I have a couple of young people coming to help. That is a very good thing, otherwise I will be tired for days and still won't be done. With help we usually get it done in less than two hours.+<br />
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Spring in the Northern Hemisphere will officially arrive with the equinox this week. It is a good thing to have gotten through one more winter. We'll be slowly warming up as opposed to you all on the other side of the equator who will finally be cooling down. That is the way it has been for billions of years and I hope it continues for a while.<br /><br />
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The Big Lake is officially 90% frozen as of the 7<sup>th</sup>.
I don’t think it will get much farther, though. The temperatures threaten to be
around freezing or warmer this week and there is some wind. That will cause the
demise of the ice sheets. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It also means
that we can all dress in lighter clothing again! </div>
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(Detroit Free Press)</div>
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Shipping season will probably be delayed, too, as they
usually like to get rolling around the 15<sup>th</sup> of this month, but I
doubt the icebreaker’s ability to open and maintain shipping lanes in these
conditions. I guess we’ll wait and see.</div>
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The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USCGC_Mackinaw_(WLBB-30)">USCGC Mackinaw</a> is the icebreaker used to do this and I
haven’t heard that it is out there working yet. I have seen it go by a few
times in previous years. She has a distinctive shape and color and so is easy
to identify. At 240 feet in length it is about one quarter of the size of some
of the freighters it works for, but it does what it does to keep them all
going. </div>
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(Photos courtesy of Wikipedia)</div>
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Note that I referred to the Mackinaw as a “she” in the
tradition of sailors. That terminology has been losing favor since the 1700s
and continues the downward spiral away from chauvinistic tradition. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">“Since 2002, Lloyd's List, which began
reporting shipping news since 1734, has referred to all vessels as
"it", and many news sources have adopted this new convention.
Happily, most sailors have not.” (Traveler.com)</i> There is a surprisingly
large amount to read about this, should you be so inclined. Any internet search
will take you there.</div>
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I wonder if the U.S. and Canada will continue with ocean going icebreakers to keep the Northwest passage open as the sea ice continues to dwindle? It opened in 2017 in August and was passable without the use of an icebreaker for the first time in many years. Of course, there is some controversy about who has the rights to use it. Does it belong to Canada or is it international waters? I am thinking it really belongs to Canada, but I am sure every country with an economic interest will disagree with that. It should be an interesting "discussion."</div>
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And for a little entertainment about the Northwest Passage I bring you one of, if not <i>the</i> greatest Canadian folksinger of the last century, Stan Rogers.<br />
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Lake Superior ice is always changing and is always fun to watch.
Sometimes it’s dramatic and sometimes it is just frozen water. As of Thursday
the official NOAA announcement was that the lake was 86% ice covered. Just so
you know, here are a few interesting facts about the lake.</div>
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The surface area is 31,700 square miles or 81,270 square
kilometers and contains 2900 cubic miles or 12,100 cubic kilometers of fresh
water, 10% of the earth’s fresh surface water. The average annual temperature
of the lake is 40F (4.4C). I could bore you with more facts, but you can just
look them up if you are interested. </div>
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This winter it is getting close to freezing entirely, but I
don’t think it will. While the next few nights will be sub zero Fahrenheit
there will also be a strong wind that will move the ice sheets around and break
them into pieces. If you like ice in your drinks, this is a good time to go get
a few shards for doing so. Be sure to get one you can actually lift and be
careful you don’t get hurt or fall into the water. You won’t last long if you
do.</div>
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It is fun and interesting to watch the changes, especially
this time of year. This is about the time of maximum ice as it takes all winter
for the surface to cool down enough to freeze, but with the days lengthening
and the temperatures about to start warming up it is a fleeting moment in the
overall scheme of things. That makes it fun for a geek like me to watch the
constant changes. </div>
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The first one is Five Mile Rock which is, oddly enough, about 5 miles from town. </div>
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I live about ten miles from town, where I work, and about 7
or 8 miles of that is along the lakeshore. All the pictures in this entry are
taken between home and work. I am also pleased to note that I don’t usually
need my headlights on to go either to or from work now, although daylight
saving time (DST) may screw that up a bit next weekend when we move our clocks
ahead by an hour. Don’t get me started on that idiocy.</div>
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Here's one from the deck this morning. More open water due to the wind.</div>
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We have lots of hillside up here. The Lake Superior basin
could hold a lot more water if the lake needed to fill up some more. In our
general vicinity the initial rise is as much as 1000 feet (300M) and goes up
some more before settling down a bit. What this does is create some opportunities
to go downhill. There are numerous ways to do that such as walking, but using
some kind of mechanical means can get you back down to the lake in a real hurry.
It is not unheard of for large trucks to lose their brakes and go crashing
down, sometimes through a building, before hitting the water. At least no one
has been killed yet doing such an involuntary stunt. </div>
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As you may know, or at least heard about, is that snow and
ice are slippery. We can have those for as much as 6 months of the year in
these parts. The most basic form of transportation, other than falling and
rolling, would be a sled or toboggan. It doesn’t have to be anything fancy just
sort of smooth. I have personally used cardboard, cafeteria trays (poor college
student), the hood of a motor vehicle (removed from the vehicle), or an actual
store bought sliding device. Most of the North Shore of Lake Superior is just
one big sledding hill.</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mostly it is a lot of
fun except maybe the going back uphill to do it again. Occasionally someone
will get hurt, but the snow can be somewhat forgiving. The ice, maybe not so
much. In fact, an acquaintance of mine had a mishap last winter and broke her
leg doing a foolish maneuver on a store bought sled. While I was not there I
suspect alcohol may have been involved. It took her nearly a year to stop
limping as she is only a little younger than me. This brings me to another
piece of local history, recorded in our local fishwrap (newspaper) from 90
years ago, February 21<sup>st</sup>, 1929. It goes like this.</div>
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“Earl Zerbach and Esther Isaacson were sliding down the
street in front of the Arrowhead Hotel and Clarence Eliasen tried to stand with
his feet astride at the bottom of the hill, so that Earl and Esther could slide
under him.</div>
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They were coming with such speed that they hit Clarence, and
he received a bad jar and was thrown into a sitting position. He sat where he
had fallen for just a few minutes and then fainted.</div>
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Amy Backlund revived him by putting snow on his forehead. He
managed to get home, although he was quite dizzy. Earl and Esther received no
injury.” </div>
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Poor Clarence! While it wouldn’t say so in the story
(propriety, you know) I would imagine that Earl and Esther didn’t get their
heads down low enough for a clean shot between Clarence’s legs. I also believe
without looking into historical records that Esther was one of the kids living
on my farm as Issacson’s homesteaded it back in 1915.</div>
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This is just another fine example of how we pass the time in
our Winter Wonderland.</div>
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It has been at least 45 days since we have had an above
freezing temperature. Not even one ‘teaser’ day! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At least we haven’t had much additional snow
since last week, but some nasty winds blowing at over 50 mph. That can get
annoying, but I think of the early white settlers in North Dakota and remember reading
reports of them occasionally going insane in the relentless winds. Then I feel
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Now I just watch as the ice sheets move back and forth toward
and away from the shoreline. That is where I appreciate the wind when it blows
the sheets toward the U.P. of Michigan. I hope they appreciate our little gift.
This morning there is some open water again, but it comes and goes and changes
hourly. Watching it is a relaxing affair, just a tad more interesting than
watching paint dry and more contemplative, too.</div>
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This frozen phenomenon occurs more now as the lake has
warmed up noticeably in the last century. To illustrate this I give you a blurb
from our local fish wrapper from 90 years ago, February 21, 1929.</div>
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“Fritz Oberg drove from Grand Portage to Reservation Bay by
way of the lake ice in 15 minutes. It takes about an hour via the road.” While
I am not sure of the exact bay that refers to (no longer on the maps) I would
imagine that distance would not be more than 15 miles as top speed on a Model A
Ford at that time was 65mph and I believe that is wishful thinking for the most
part. A better assumption would be about 10 miles which also tells of road “conditions”
such as they were back then. Roads and driving were a relatively new thing in
this part of the country. I know the girls living on this farm at that time
walked the ten miles to town and back every Saturday to do their shopping. And
I thought I was being somewhat active taking a two mile walk yesterday along
with the regular farm chores. Times have changed!<br />
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You can see that the modern road was opened in 1966.<br /></div>
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Pardon my digression. Meanwhile, the snow isn’t melting any
time soon. Here is a shot of the garage and my well loved tractor to give you
an idea. I think I'll go skiing later.</div>
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Long ago I worked on a golf course with an interesting, but
illiterate old guy we affectionately called Hillbilly because, well, that’s
what he was. He always had a bright outlook and often said, “Better days are
comin’!” </div>
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It is still winter with sub zero mornings and not much
better during the daytime. The only time it warms up is when it snows, but this
coming week is supposed to be nicer with temperatures in the low 20s (-6C)
during the day. Yippee! If you wonder why I seem obsessed with the weather it
is because I have to keep the house and farm functioning and cold weather
creates some interesting challenges. Especially with water going in and out as
well as keeping access to the road and other buildings, feeding and watering
horses, keeping machinery functioning, etc. Once those are taken care of there
is a bleak beauty about it all and I would like to share some of that. Here is the driveway heading to the barn.</div>
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I had to go to work for a half a day yesterday which was a
total bust as there was virtually no business to be had, but I will still take
my pay as I had to get there and back. Here is the view on the way into work.
As you can see Lake Superior is frozen within at least a few miles of the shore. Without flying over it or getting a satellite picture it is hard to say and
that is only by my area.
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This is what it looks like this morning from my deck. There
is a dark patch that was open and is now frozen, but everything is constantly
moving and it changes all the time.</div>
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I also took a few shots around the harbor in Grand Marais
before heading home yesterday. You can see part of the halo that was around the
sun. What is a halo you might ask? According to NOAA it is defined as, “A halo
is a ring or light that forms around the sun or moon as the sun or moon light <u>refracts</u>
off ice crystals present in a thin veil of cirrus clouds. The halo is usually
seen as a bright, white ring although sometimes it can have color.” Now you
know.</div>
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It is cold, but beautiful.<br />
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And now for the grand finale, something I don't believe I have ever posted before. An actual selfie (narcissistie) of me on the ski trail last Sunday. I had the forest to myself and the solitude was wonderful! I did a pretty good job of disguise so you may not recognize me on the streets!<br />
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Wow! That was about the coldest stretch of weather I have
seen since moving to the farm twenty some years ago! When we lived inland, back
in the 80s, there were longer, colder stretches, but moving within sight of
Lake Superior moderated the temperatures noticeably. How cold did it get, you
ask? Damn cold! In my front yard it was -31F (-35C)! I waited until it warmed
up to about -25 before I went to the barn to let the horses out for the day. A
couple of days the temperatures only got up to -12 or -10 or so. The windchill
only needs to be noted in that the wind brought those “feels like” temperatures
down to -40F (-40C)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to -60F. In the
region temperatures in the -40s were not uncommon. Kind of brutal. Fortunately,
we have a couple of feet of snow on the ground to keep incoming water lines and
outgoing septic lines from freezing, but around the entire Upper Midwest pipes
were freezing inside homes. The natural gas provider in the southern part of
Minnesota asked people to turn their thermostats down to conserve gas as they
were barely getting by and in some areas there wasn’t sufficient supply and
some homes lost the ability to heat! 150 homes in just one town didn’t have gas
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Today is a different story, luckily. It is 50 or 60 degrees
warmer and my possibly get all the way up to freezing. That will make it easy
to be outside to get some chores done, and if I can steal a little time, go
skiing at my favorite trail! Now that the government shutdown has ended it is
being properly maintained again. Geez, non-functioning government and commodity
shortages! We are starting to sound like Russia or some third world country.
Oh, that’s right, Putin (Geppetto) got Trump (Pinncchio)to back out of the last
nuclear arms treaty so we can all build some new, high-tech missiles, with
money we don’t have, in order to get those dying industries rolling again. Such
a great idea! In Texas they have already started on production of the shiny new
W76-2 medium range missile as a tactical weapon. The idiots are lining their
pockets one more time before they go out in a blaze of glory. But I digress.</div>
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I did go into work during the cold snap, or Polar Vortex as
they call it now, albeit late and often leaving a little early. School was shut
down for three days so parents and people with a lick of sense stayed home to
hunker down and wait it out. Friday the temperature got up to about 6 or 7 and
activities resumed. Kids back in school and parents back to work. Normally,
Friday is quiet at work, but this week it was the busiest day. Not <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">that</i> busy because people were still
recovering and checking to see if it was safe to go outside again. The good
news is that we won’t get anything that nasty again this winter. At least I
hope not, but you never know for sure. The days are getting longer and
according to various regional and national ground hogs, spring is on the way! In
another month or two the snow will start to melt and we will again enjoy the
spring mud season. Oh, to hear the ‘squish squish’ of my boots getting stuck in
the slop again, along with the warmth and the slow return of the color green
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Some call it The Polar Vortex. Before that we used to call
it a cold snap. We have one now that probably won’t relent until the end of the
week. How chilly is it you ask. It was -31F (-35C) when I got up this morning.
AND there was a breeze making the windchill on the dangerous side. I waited
until about 8:30 or 9:00 before putting the horses out after a night in the
barn. It was up to a balmy -25F (-32C) by then, but there was still a breeze.
At least the sun is out and if you stand in it and stay out of the wind it is
tolerable to be out if dressed appropriately which means barely able to move
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When you live in conditions like this it helps to have some
diversion. There was a Robert Burns dinner last night in town with some
entertainment. I got to be part of the quartet for the earlier part of the
program providing some Scottish tunes. There was also another musical group
featuring a couple of ten year old girls on fiddle. They were pretty good and
very cute. There was the obligatory piper cranking out some bagpipe music and
two pipers when it came to “piping in the haggis”. A young friend that I hadn’t
seen for about five or ten years was there to play the part of Robert Burns
reading a poetic tribute to the haggis before stabbing it with a knife. We all
had a wee dram of Scotch whiskey to toast the haggis and then it was time for
me to take an exit and get home to put the horses in. I wasn’t planning on
staying through all the ceremonies, but I was on stage and there was no
graceful way out, so I made the best of it. A few more drams would have made it
better, but I had to drive home. Here are a couple of shots using my cell
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The dancers.<br />
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> It is noon now and up to -12F The sea smoke is dissipating because the big lake is turning to ice. At least the wind has calmed down. Time to go out and clean the barn. </span></div>
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Most of this winter has been relatively mild, but come
January, especially the second half, it gets downright chilly! When the
temperature dips below zero (-17C) we get an interesting phenomenon happening
over Lake Superior. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sea smoke. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The above freezing water and saturated air
above it turns to fog or steam when the very cold air causes it to condense. I
have been seeing this on the way to work most of this past week. Sometimes it
swirls into little tornado like columns and reaches up to the cloud formed
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That cloud is about 100 feet or 30 meters above the surface.
Sometimes it has an other-worldly feeling to it. This morning we went out to
let out the horses when it was<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-22F
(-30C) with greater than a 10 to 15 mph (5-7m/s if we are going to do this)
wind to contend with. Not very comfortable, but we can dress for it.</div>
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Super Blood Wolf Moon</div>
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Another rare event is happening tonight. A total lunar
eclipse if you live in the Americas. Around midnight here there will be an
eclipse, where the earth comes between the sun and the moon. You basically get
all the sunrise/sunset light from all over which is what gives the moon its
reddish hue before it goes dark and when it comes back out of the shadow of
earth. The “supermoon” moniker is because the moon is closest to earth this
time of year. The “wolf” part is attributed to Native Americans in a
conglomeration of romanticized notions of the January full moon. Our local
Ojibwe refer to it as the Great Spirit Moon. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I should try and stay up to try and get some
pictures. It is only supposed to be a little below zero (F) tonight and if the
wind dies down it won’t be too bad if I am out on the deck. </div>
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Before and after the eclipse it should look like this.</div>
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It has been a very nice week for weather after getting
dumped on just previously. We had lots of snow with another foot or more coming
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There was a beautiful sunrise a couple of mornings ago and
even though I only had a cell phone I wanted to at least capture the colors in
low light. Not great shots, but you get the idea. Of course the opportunities
only last a few minutes. </div>
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Yesterday I finally got out skiing for the first time this
season. I went to my favorite place and realized that as a U.S. Forest Service
trail, it had not been groomed since the federal shutdown (more thanks to
the brain-damaged baboon in the White House). It had mostly been used by dog
walkers and snowshoers, but was barely passable for that. Given the two foot
(60cm) base, packed hard but unevenly, was not a good bet for a first time out
for an old guy with non-original knees. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
tried, but didn’t get far realizing it wasn’t going to be worth the effort. So
I got back in the truck and headed down the hill to <a href="http://www.pincushiontrails.org/index.php">Pincushion</a> (North Superior Ski and Run Club) to use those
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The <a href="https://www.northshorevisitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/PincushionTrailMapTopo.pdf">Pincushion Trails </a>were beautifully
groomed and there were only a handful of people using them at the time so it
seemed like a good thing. They are a little challenging, though, even the easy
trails. Given that it was just above freezing the trails were very fast and a
little icy. Being partly in and partly out of the direct sun made them a little
tricky as far as speed and control. To make a long story short(er), I was not
entirely in control of my speed and balance and wiped out no less than 4 times,
maybe more. It is all a blur now. Most of them were at speed going downhill. I
was able to successfully snowplow a few times, but otherwise I would get a ski
slightly out of position and crash before I even got to the bottom. The only
thing that had any residual effect is a shoulder that aches a little if I move
it a certain way. I had intended to add a short flatter loop at the end, but
was slightly discouraged at that point and decided to call it a day. </div>
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From the parking lot.</div>
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It was a beautiful day, though, and I took my cell phone in
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Next time I will just do the flat loops until I get my legs and confidence back.
Maybe next weekend if the weather is nice.</div>
Jonohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170214396483091419noreply@blogger.com29tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108355111065091083.post-15733598525849615992019-01-01T08:38:00.000-08:002019-01-01T08:38:04.587-08:00Happy New Year!<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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Sorry for the absence. The holidays, while welcome, are an
interesting interruption of routine and cause irregularities in the flow of
life. I have been off of work since the Saturday before Christmas and will be
going back tomorrow. I had to use up a certain amount of time in order to not
lose it. I am only allowed to carry about 5 weeks over from year to year. One
of my ‘resolutions’, such as it is, is to use more vacation time. It is
difficult between June and November to take time away as we are very busy at
work during that time. Of course, that is one of the best times to go somewhere
in this hemisphere because of the warmer and usually more pleasant weather.</div>
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This is the first day of the new year for those of us following the Gregorian calendar, so Happy New Year to most of us! </div>
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I have taken a few pictures and have gone for walks when the
weather isn’t too severe. I will show you some of what I see, mostly around the
neighborhood.</div>
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Here is what I see and where I go.</div>
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Here is my friend’s little 8’x14’ tiny house that sits in my
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Here is her front yard. The footprints going to and from are
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This was in town by the harbor.</div>
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We had some snow the other day. About 15 inches or more, but the wind blew a lot of it away.<br />
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This morning was chilly, about -12F (-24C), but the overnight wind had died down and left us with a crisp look at the moon and Venus in the pre-dawn light.<br />
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It was an interesting week here in the North Country. I got
a notion over last weekend to go across the border into Canada to catch <a href="http://heatherrankin.ca/">HeatherRankin</a> at the Thunder Bay Community Auditorium.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>She rarely comes this far west, being a Cape Breton girl, but doing a
holiday themed show is an old family tradition.</div>
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I left work at a little after 1pm on Monday, washed the car
for the first time in a while as it was just above freezing, and headed home to
pack for the overnight stay in a foreign country. Don’t worry, I speak the
language. I left about 2:30 and headed toward the border. The weather was nice,
the trip was uneventful, the border patrol didn’t question my motives, and I
arrived at my hotel about two hours later. The auditorium was about four blocks
from my hotel and it was a nice night to walk. It was about 15F (-9C) with a
slight breeze, so it was a brisk walk. My seat was about 8 rows back from the
stage so I had a good view of the performers. </div>
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When Heather and the band came out on stage the first thing
she did was to take off these shoes</div>
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and do the first set barefoot. Just that
little thing made it all seem homier. She did songs that she had done with her
family years ago as well as some of her solo tunes and a mix of holiday songs.
It was a nice blend to lift everyone’s spirits! When she came out for the
second set she was wearing fuzzy white slippers! She was very engaging as the well
seasoned performer she is and came out into the lobby afterward to sign
autographs, CDs and talk to her fans. Of course I had to get an autographed CD
and a chance to talk to her for a few moments. After being a fan for thirty
years I figured it was about time. One of the things I love about Canada is
that people are so accessible and friendly. I had a nice visit with the guy
sitting next to me during intermission which added to the whole experience. </div>
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I left before dawn because I had a three hour drive to the
dentist before coming back up the shore. I punched in to work at noon. I felt
like I packed a lot into 23 hours.</div>
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In other news there is a comet in the sky. I went out to
look for it last night before bed as it was clear and relatively warm, just a
little below freezing, which is unusual for this time of year. I didn’t see the
comet, but as it is the Geminid Meteor Shower I saw about 4 meteors in just a
few minutes! When I got up this morning at about 5 am, I went out again and
there it was! In the southeast sky just below Pleiades was a bright blue green
glow that was the brightest thing in the sky! I couldn’t make out a tail, but
was too lazy to get binoculars to try. It was a very interesting thing to see! </div>
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If you have clear dark skies it would be worth going out and looking for.<br />
P.S. Not my pictures this time. Jonohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170214396483091419noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108355111065091083.post-32997052773952417852018-12-08T07:53:00.002-08:002018-12-08T07:53:51.775-08:00Coming to America, Otto's saga<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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Mosby and Høie Fabrikker</div>
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Started working in the middle of February. It was cold and a
lot of snow on the ground. Went skiing a couple of times. We first got a one
room apartment with kitchen. I took the bus into Kristiansand to buy some
kitchen and cooking utensils. In the basement there was a shower, but you had
to heat the water. We used it every Friday night. After a month or so we got a
bigger apartment. We made good friends in the neighborhood and Jacquie joined a
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Mosby is a little village. Everybody worked at the mill.
There was a small grocery store, but you had to go to Kristiansand for greater
things such as hardware, restaurants, movies, library, dentist, doctor, barber,
hairdresser.</div>
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The mill was family owned. The old man, Oscar Jebsen, was a
fine old gentleman. My father knew him from the old neighborhood in Bergen. Two
sons at the mill, one in the office, the other, technical, had spent some time
in the U.S.A> He was a first class SOB, and was a significant factor for me
wanting to go back to the States. He wanted me t stay longer. “You know we can’t
get another man like you”. Although I only worked there for a little more than
10 months, they gave me a month’s salary (bonus) when I left.</div>
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There was nothing to do in Mosby. The only social affair was
the “badehus” (prayer house). We, the engineers and upper office workers,
belonged t a group that was called “the upper fifth”. Everybody knew your business,
even my salary which was 25% more than Norman Anderson got. He was the head
dyer before me. He was 58 and had worked in the dye house since he was 13.</div>
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Our best friends were the Hvattums, Ole Jakob and Ellen.
Mike’s [my brother] middle name is after their oldest son Ivar.</div>
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Jon was conceived here on October 26, 1950 on Ellingson’s
sofa. One of the pieces of furniture we had given to us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>[<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Note:
this is the beginning of the legend that is me!</i> ]</div>
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All in all it was not a bad time, thanks to the many friends
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Bergen to New York, January 1951</div>
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It was an unimaginable feeling going on board the Oslofjord.
All Norwegian was behind me: taxes, military service (I was in the Guard). My
cousin Henry, who was in the police department, was a tremendous help getting
through all the red tape.</div>
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When leaving port we play the Norwegian and American
National Anthems. Edith Hausvik and friends were at the dock. Her brother in
law was in charge of the linen department on the ship.</div>
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It was a rough passage. Smooth the first day as we passed
the Faroes, but then storm and bad weather hit us. That was probably more the
Shetlands or the Orkneys. The bad weather continued almost until we hit New
York. I was the only one at our table for about 5-6 days. We docked in the harbor
Monday morning and cleared customs, no problems. Nana and Grandpa John [Jacquie’s
mother and step father] were there to meet us. We checked the old steamer trunk
to Baltimore, but all of the rest of the stuff, including our skis, we loaded
on to Grandpa John’s old Pontiac convertible. Stopped on the way to eat and it
was great to be back in the good old USA. Remember crossing the Delaware at
Chester, and in the evening we were in Baltimore. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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To be continued again…</div>
Jonohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170214396483091419noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108355111065091083.post-5063952393597730552018-12-02T07:52:00.000-08:002018-12-02T07:52:17.385-08:00Back to Otto's story<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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I have been telling the story of my Norwegian immigrant father taken directly from his autobiography. It has been a while since I posted any part of it, so I am overdue. I have left it intact and the only note is that these brackets,[ ], are mine and everything else is original, including sentence structure and other typos. Remember, English was not his first (or second) language.</div>
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We pick up after graduate school at N.C. State in textile chemistry and it is late in 1948.</div>
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Time to go back to Norway.</div>
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During the summer of 1948, Olaf Torgerson got married to
Wenche Falkenberg. She had been a student in San Diego. Her Father, Otto, was
the DuPont representative in Norway. In the Spring of 1949, Otto Falkenberg and
his wife came to Raliegh and he offered me a job in his company in Norway.
Attached to that job was a training course at DuPont’s Technical Laboratory at
Deepwater, New Jersey, just across from Delaware. So after Graduating I came up
to Wilmington.</div>
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I lived at the YMCA. Paid about $25 a month for my room with
all membership priveleges. Long days, left the Y at 6:15 in the morning on the
bus for the ferry that took us across the river. Got back to the Y the same way
about 5:30. The training course was super, hot as hell in the lab, but I
learned a lot. </div>
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We had a nice group at the Y, several of us in training at the
Tech Lab, many “foreigners”. We played volleyball almost every evening after
work. There was a Cosmopolitan Club, and we went to shows, camping, and ball
games. That’s where I met Jacquie. It was a short courtship and we got married
on the 7<sup>th</sup> of October, 1949.</div>
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Honeymoon</div>
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I had bought a car, a Chevrolet, which I was supposed to
bring back to Norway to be used by Falkenberg. After getting married, we drove
up to Connecticut. In those days you had to drive 35 MPH for the first 1000
miles. Thought we would never get there. The next day we drove up to Andy and
Karla [Otto’s brother and sister in law] in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Stayed
around until the next Friday when we left for New York to catch the S.S. Media
for Liverpool. When in Cambridge [Andy was in grad school at MIT] we went to a
party at the MIT Graduate House. Met a young Mr. Guinness (of the beer/ale family).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was a frequent visitor at Andy and Karla’s,
“I just dropped by for a cup of tea”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We
also visited Dr. Baker and his family. He was Dean of students at MIT and a
good friend of Andy’s who had lived in their house when studying in Cleveland
[Case Western Reserve]. Jacquie went back to Wilmington and soon thereafter
quit her job with DuPont. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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Going back home and back to the U.S.A.</div>
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The S/S Media was a small combined passenger/cargo ship. Accommodations
for 300 passengers. We were only 100, all first class, and everything was 1<sup>st</sup>
class.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Landed in Liverpool a week later.
Took the train to Manchester. Stayed at the inn close by. I was to get familiar
with a company (petrochemicals) that Falkenberg was to represent in Norway. Stayed
there a few days, then on to London for another few days. Left London early
Saturday morning on the train for New Castle and “Venus” back to Bergen. The
North Sea was very quiet. Called my father from the ship and he was at the pier
when I arrived.</div>
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After a few days I went to Oslo to work for Falkenberg. Stayed
with Olaf Torgerson, my old friend from N.C. State. He rigged up a bed in his
father’s old Dentist’s office, which was empty following his father’s recent
death. Stayed in Oslo a few weeks. We also went down to Fredrikstad where I was
to work part time for “Unger Fabrikker”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Business was very slow, and I went back to work for Odd Waardal, who had
a factory outside Bergen and who was making pigments and dyestuffs. Worked
there a short while, and then for my father in his electrical business.</div>
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Since Dr. Falkenberg was not able to employ me he released
me, and I got a job as Head Dyer at Høie Fabrikker at Mosby near Kristiansand.</div>
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In the meantime, Jacquie had come from the States in early
December. So we went to Mosby. Got a nice apartment in one of the houses the
factory owned. Kitchen, large hallway and three rooms all for $6.00/ month. I
did well at work, was able to apply many things I had learned in the States. We
made some good friends, but we wanted to get back to the States. </div>
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So I applied for a Visa. Got that in the fall. With all the
papers, affidavits, proof of being a good boy during the war (the Big One,
Mike), Health certificate, chest X-ray etc.,etc., it took about 6 months to to
get all papers together. Went to the embassy in Oslo to give my oath and the
Visa came in the mail a few days later. Had a difficult time getting tickets
for the passage back to the States, but all went well. We left Krisiansand a
few days before Christmas, train to Stavanger and the “night” boat to Bergen.
Left Bergen on the “Oslofjord” on January 7<sup>th</sup>, 1951, my 31<sup>st</sup>
birthday. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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To be continued…</div>
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What to do with all that leftover turkey. I didn’t want to
be more stuffed than the bird itself, so I quit eating before I needed to be
transported by truck. That meant that there would be leftovers from our traditional
Thanksgiving meal. I have cooked for a living on occasion and haven’t totally
forgotten everything I ever knew, not like with some things. I was mostly just
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A Rachel sandwich is just a Reuben sandwich with turkey
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</span>A hot grille, a little marble rye bread, mayo, sauerkraut, turkey, Swiss
cheese, and a little thousand Island dressing for tanginess and there you have
it. Or as they say up north (and throughout the commonwealth), “Bob’s your
uncle!” The big benefit is that I’ve used up some of the turkey, not that it
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Bahngra dancing! What the hell is that, you may ask. Well, I
know little of it, but found it when I was checking out our northern neighbors,
the Maritime Provinces in particular, a couple of years ago. It is a folk dance
of India, specifically the Punjab region and is quite lively and celebratory. I
hadn’t needed to watch it for a while, but I went to look it up again, what
with the short days and gloomy weather. It is the kind of thing that makes it
difficult to not smile and feel better about just about everything. It is
athletic, colorful, and it seems to be spreading. It may be compared to Zumba
or some of that, but its origins are hundreds of years old and it was designed
for celebration, not just exercise. That said, I don’t think I could do it. It’s
just too athletic for an old geezer like me! Not that I might not try it when
no one is looking, though! Here is the first one I ever saw:</div>
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I only found a few out there at the time with this sort of thing, but there are a lot more now. There are even Bhangra flash mobs! </div>
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Her is one from a halftime show at an NBA game. I suspect the audience is on life support, but the dancers are amazing!</div>
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The energy and smiles say it all. It makes Western pop videos
look pretty lame to me. They have a group in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and
St. Paul and in one of my excursions down there I would like to see it in person. Just do an internet search if you want more. Apparently it has a growing interest and deservedly so!</div>
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Winter is setting in now and the temperatures are staying
below freezing most of the time. There is a rumor that El Nino will be
contributing to a warmer winter for us which is a mixed blessing. The brutal
cold tends to be less often, but it sometimes warms up enough to rain which is
awful. The ground is frozen and so are the roads and when you put water on them
you get a lovely sheet of ice that tends to stay until spring. No one is making
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The alpine ski hills in Minnesota are open as
it has been cold enough to make snow so they are already up and running or will
be for Thanksgiving in a few days. We do have a flat trail or two for Nordic
skiing up here that are open. Those have to wait for natural snow as they are more
about distance than elevation. I hope to get out soon if we get a little more
snow without extreme cold. I have turned into a fair weather skier in my later
years and don’t like going out when the temperatures are much colder than about
15F, or about -10C for you all in the rest of the entire planet. Since I usually
go alone I need to be a little more careful.</div>
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Here are a few pics of life. A ship on the lake. Click to embiggen.</div>
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Here are some deer at midday on the second Saturday of deer
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all. I beg to differ.</div>
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A little more snow as of today.</div>
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Those of you wanting to know about Vinny the cat will be
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Here is one from a few days ago while he was on my lap. He
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Winter has set in now. It was 5F this morning when I went
out to feed the horses, but at least yesterday’s howling wind subsided. It blew
away the 7 inches of snow we got here so there is just enough left to act as
filler between the blades of frozen brown grass. I try to take a short walk on
these mornings just to get the circulation going and see what’s what around the
farm. Lots of fox tracks and a few deer tracks, although it is hunting season
so I suspect most of the deer are in hiding from the Pumpkin People (orange
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My garage has been converted back into a place to park cars
again after a summer of alternative uses. This is handy as it usually stays
above freezing in there, except during a long cold snap. It fools the vehicles
into thinking that it isn’t winter until the doors open and we back out into
another climate. At least there is no scraping of ice and snow from the
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Now for the potential TMI part of this week’s entry. I have
had an ongoing battle with a little bit of skin cancer. Back in July of 2016 I
had a chunk of my scalp removed to get rid of the basal cell carcinoma that was
making a home there. The treatment wasn’t terrible and most of the offending
cells were removed, but these things are not always completely fixed. A little
has come back so I have been treating a larger area around the original chunk.
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Next week is the Winterer’s Gathering (based on all those who have decided to winter here) at <a href="https://northhouse.org/">North House Folk School</a> which is sort of an early winter celebration with activities, films, a winter gear
swap, and a dance for which Over The Waterfall, including yours truly, will be
playing the music. I really will post a song at some point when someone records
one and I figure out how to embed it. I have been saying that I will do this
for some time now and I really will. Maybe this will be the time I can pull it
off. Keep your fingers crossed. </div>
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Sure, just as I get used to getting up at a particular time
and the horses and cats get used to being fed at a certain time, SOMEONE, and I
don’t know who, decided we should set our clocks back an hour! They didn’t have
eleven cats clamoring for their breakfast, fighting amongst themselves, and
harassing me in a big way, for if they did they would have thought twice about
doing such a silly thing! Does EVERYONE do this? I doubt it!</div>
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Yesterday, I was repairing the fence around the arena from a
seriously strong wind that broke two posts a few weeks ago. After digging the post
holes and setting the new 4x4s I went to lift a section of board into the position
near where they needed to be. As I lifted I heard and felt something give in my
right hamstring. I said bad words and nearly fell over and decided to call off
the repair for the day. Fortunately, I could still get on the tractor and drive
myself back to the house. It was one of those, “I don’t remember <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">that</i> ever happening before! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was a not-too-subtle reminder of my
mortality and possible stupidity. I need to stretch <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">all</i> my parts before doing any physical work. My quick morning walk
wasn’t as quick this morning as the limp slowed me down a bit. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Oh, well.</div>
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Did you vote yet? Vote early and vote often, I always say!
Since voter fraud is rampant against voters, in the form of suppression, the
rise (again) of Jim Crow, and candidates overseeing their own elections(Georgia),
to name but a few methods, it is extremely important to get everyone out to
vote. This country has an appalling record of poor turnout, but indications are
that it is much better this time, even though it is an “off-year” election. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Maybe people are waking up to the embarrassing
and often frightening reality that is our current regime. I am hopeful for some
meaningful change, but no amount of optimism will guarantee that we will get
back to the (sort of) decency of our former selves. We vote by mail, so I already did it,
but be sure that those of you in the U.S. get out and participate. Otherwise we
will continue this downward spiral. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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One last thing. It takes me a long time to get used to
certain changes in this world. While I am fairly adaptable, I do have issues
with the date, the year, specifically. I am finally getting used to 2018. I
still have a tendency to write 19 instead of 20 and the 18 part gets me all
confused. So, after practicing for the better part of a year I am getting the
hang of it. You know what? They (yes, THEM again!) are going to change it after
the end of next month! Seriously?! I’ll have to learn to write 2019. Not only <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">learn</i> it, I will have to remember it
<i>each and every time</i> I write the date! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Give me a break, people! You probably think it
is an aging thing. Well, I can tell you that it isn’t the case. I just looked
at an appointment card written by a<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> young</i>
person a month ago. I have an appointment for this January fifteenth and they
wrote 2018! Hahahahaha! See? It isn’t just me! </div>
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Just so you don’t think I am always complaining, here are a
couple of pics. The first is of a few Blue Geese that were passing through a
few days ago and another of five of the cats being calm and peaceful. This is
their sofa.</div>
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Long ago and far away, those being relative things, I was a
young college student working in the Adirondack Mountains of upstate New York.
It was the summer I turned nineteen and I was off to work for a couple that I
had never met, although they were old family friends, doing whatever needed to
be done for them. You who have followed this blog for a while have heard about
some (not all) of the fascinating people I got to meet working for the McKennas
for those three summers. I was also introduced to some other parts of their
cultural world that I had not been exposed to in my young life, but that made
an indelible impression. One was cribbage and another was <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herkimer_County,_New_York">Herkimer County</a>
cheddar cheese. It is the latter I wish to tell you about.</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was aged and sharp
and I had never tasted anything like it. A white cheddar in a world of Kraft
slices was something a little new to me. Sure, my European father had little
stashes of exotic cheeses which I thought, for the most part, smelled too bad
to eat. The exception being Norwegian goat cheese, or brunost, in which I did
get to partake. I love it to this day and can even get it in this tiny town. </div>
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After a long day being the “boy” around camp (Adirondack
cabins are referred to as “camps”) we would often have a few hors d’oeuvres and
a drink before dinner. We were civilized even in our buffalo plaid. Several
times a week we would have this delicious treat along with bourbon, sherry, or
beer (His, Hers, mine) while we discussed the events of the world, the nation,
or our own little spot on the planet. Anyway, I grew to love this taste treat
by itself or with a few crackers. In addition to my room, board and $50 a week
cash (all stashed for tuition), this cheese made me feel like life couldn’t get
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When it was time to return to school for my sophomore year I
knew I would miss this sophisticated taste treat. I decided that I had the
ability and money to order a whole cheese to have, to savor, and share with my
friends until it was gone.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Five pounds
of cheese would be my treasure and souvenir of my first whole summer away from
home.</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It arrived about a
week after I got to school. Big and round and covered in black wax, it was a
sight to behold. The only knife I had was a hunting knife so that had to serve
my needs. I had never cut into a five-pound cheese before and I probably even
then didn’t realize just how much cheese five pounds is. Let me tell you from
experience that it is more cheddar than you would be able to eat in a week
unless you were into some kind of self-punishment. Not to say I don’t love the
stuff because I still do. I do, but too much of anything, no matter how
enjoyable, might not be so much fun after all. </div>
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Over the next few weeks I would have a cheese and crackers
snack any time I wanted to or to remember what a great summer I had. There was plenty for all, so I always tried to share. After a
few weeks of sharing and eating I had only gone through a wedge that was maybe
a pound. My consumption slowed as the school year got more intense and
eventually I started to forget about it. It was an old dorm and there really
wasn’t any good, safe place to store my still massive cheese. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I would remember now and then to eat some
after I cut the mold off of it, but the times lengthened and the mold
thickened. Mold <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">can</i> be a good thing
when it comes to cheese, but in this case not so much. </div>
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I finally made the big decision sometime during the winter.
It was time to dump the holy cheese. It broke my heart, in a way, but by then I
was pretty sick of it. By the next summer back at camp I was ready to eat it once
again, but sparingly from that moment on. </div>
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I suppose you don’t believe that I really am back. Well, I
had a little getaway, some of which I will share with you all. I also have this
“problem” of the first world sort. I have too much vacation time built up. I am
only allowed to carry over 200 hours of PTO (paid time off) and I am well above
that. Otherwise I will forfeit it; at least that is the threat. So I took this
week off and traveled a bit in order to visit some old friends and watch
autumn all over again. I got down to the southeastern part of Iowa, Iowa City,
where I lived for a couple of years back in the mid 1970s. </div>
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Before leaving I asked a friend who is from a small town in
Iowa if she thought anything might have changed. She basically said, “It’s
Iowa. Nothing ever changes.” While that may be true of the many small rural
towns there, Iowa City is a dynamic university town with constant growth and
change. The street names were recognizable to me, but they didn’t look at all
like I remembered. The houses I had lived in were still there, but updated and
the university hospital where I worked was unbelievably huge and complex.
Several buildings had been added and the old ones added on to. I was lost
wandering around the area, but as I said, the street names were the same so I
was never <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">that</i> lost. </div>
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The Iowa River was high and nearly over the dam into the spillway
and as much of the upper Midwest there was a bit too much water everywhere and
the harvest has been delayed. Along with lower prices and less access to
international markets (thank you Donald of Orange) the agricultural sector, the
people who grow the food we eat, are hurting. This is never a good thing. </div>
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I opted to head over toward the Mississippi for part of the
return trip for a look as I hadn’t been along there for quite a few years, either.
It is still quite lovely and fascinating in so many ways. It is a major
shipping route and bird migration route and just damned pretty, too.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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I am afraid that all the leaves at home have dropped from
the trees so the forest looks like a jumble of vertical sticks, but at least I
got to have another week of colors for myself. Now we have to brace for the
next phase. When I lived in the Middle Atlantic States it seemed as though
autumn lasted a few months. Here we are lucky to get a whole month in before the
inevitable change to winter. This may be an exaggeration as my memories and
observations are subject to my own prejudices, but it sure seems like it’s not <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">much</i> of an exaggeration. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> Click the pics to embiggen.</span></div>
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That's me on the right.<br />
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Corn still in the field.<br />
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Strawberry Point, Iowa. The strawberry is about fifteen feet tall.<br />
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The Mississippi isn't at flood stage, but it is getting there. Fortunately, it has been a dry week.<br />
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Some bluffs on the Wisconsin side of the river.<br />
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The river is a major flyway for migratory birds. There were hawks and eagles in the sky and various waterfowl on the river. This is a swan, but I saw numerous species of ducks and some pelicans, too.<br />
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> It was worth it just to see all the colors again before coming home.</span></div>
Jonohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170214396483091419noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5108355111065091083.post-64888409676971478312018-10-06T14:47:00.001-07:002018-10-06T14:47:56.834-07:00I'm back!<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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It has been a long time. Definitely longer than I had
planned, but then you know how plans go. I figured the reason for this is that
there was too much to do and I don’t do most of it as fast as I used to. I did
manage to do some of the same seasonal things I do most summers like taking in
the local Arts Festival, Rendezvous Days at Grand Portage, and the Hymers Fair
just up the road in Ontario.</div>
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The biggest issue is my job. I am getting past the age where
most people retire and I am working overtime nearly every day. It’s good for
the paycheck, but bad for the energy level. I have been pooped out more than I
want to be and, quite frankly, I am tired of being tired. But enough whining.</div>
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Here is a pictographic account of the last few months. Click on the pic to embiggen.</div>
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Do you remember Vinny? He was the feral cat I originally
thought was a female when I first saw him (he has forgiven me for that) and
after a year of getting him comfortable with humans I finally did what needed
to be done. When he wasn’t paying attention I stuffed him in a cat carrier and
hauled him to the vet. I wasn’t sure how he would react, but I tried to do the
gentlest thing I could when we got there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He was scared, but he stayed in my arms on the exam table. After a quick
test for Feline Leukemia came back negative he was off to surgery for a
neutering and a repair of an infected cat bite he got quite some time ago.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A few hours later he was on his way home to
an isolated kennel in the bedroom.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This
wouldn’t be unusual except that Vinny has never been indoors. He stayed curled
up in a ball, groggy and fearful, until I coaxed him out (physically pulled him
out) and cradled him for a bit. After doing that a bit more during the day he
was okay with it. A little trepidatious, but adapting quickly. We are a couple
of weeks out now and he is starting to come out into the rest of the
house.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He sleeps in the bed and seems to
be adapting to the life of an indoor cat. No more standoffs with wild critters,
miserable weather, or doing his bit to decimate the local bird population. He
is sweet and adds little cost and time to the rest of the herd now that his vet
bills are nearly done.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> Here he is being a lazy indoor cat.</span></div>
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I am hopeful that life has settled down a bit and I can be back to once a week posts or whenever, but I kind of missed doing this. If there are any of you still interested. I'll probably do it whether you are or not, but maybe I can play around a bit more. See you all soon!<br /><div class="MsoNormal">
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