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Those Resilient Birds
A bird hit our window the other day. It stood dazed on the deck for a bit and died shortly thereafter. It was such a waste of a beautiful creature, and it happens several times a year, whether we’re feeding birds at the time or not. It happens in any season and it’s safe to say it happens at nearly every home. There should be something we can do. Some technology that would keep birds from flying into windows, short of eliminating them. The windows that is.
Notes From All Over
Last week I was in Florida. I have a deck that overlooks a small lake and there is a small parcel of land between the lake and the ocean. I looked below and saw two guys fishing in their barefeet standing where typically there is an alligator. I thought they were crazy. I kept watching and the one guy had something hooked and the other guy kept casting where the one guy’s line was hooked. This made no sense to me. Then they both were hooked and started reeling in unison. Suddenly something came through the surface of the water and it was huge, but all I could see was crashing water.
Ruby’s Pantry food distribution is Aug. 14th
The next Ruby’s Pantry will be a drive-through food distribution at the old Cook School north side on Thursday, Aug. 14, 4:30-6 p.m.; $25 cash donation.
Join the Photographer’s Club at NWFA
Northwoods Friends of the Arts is so pleased that Allegra Dengler wishes to begin a Photography Club at NWFA Gallery and the next meeting is on Thursday, August 7 at 11 a.m.. The meeting will be held at NWFA Gallery at 210 S. River St. in Cook, NWFA Gallery adjacent to Dream Weaver Salon and Spa. The other scheduled meetings are on August 21 and on September 4.
Cowboy Country
It was years ago when I was talking with, Larry Gunderson, a neighbor who was involved in rodeo at the time. I asked him how it was going. He said it was going well, which, from what I gather from rodeo folks, equates to “currently not in the hospital.” Larry then gave a painful account of all the bones, ligaments, and joints that had been broken, torn, or sprained due to his rodeo career. It was a spectacular list which suggests it takes a special breed of person to be in rodeo and I like to think I would have given it a go too. After all, I had cowboy boots, a cowboy shirt for the first day of school, and rodeo experience when I was just a little kid. What I didn’t have was a horse.
Notes from all over
Forty years ago, I walked into UPS and applied for a job to load trailers. They paid $8 per hour with overtime after five hours; minimum wage was $3.13. At the time, only 1 out of 8 applicants was offered a job. I wore dress pants, button-down shirt, tie, dress shoes – to interview for a manual labor job. I was offered the job and started a week later.
Wings and Things Beach Party Fundraiser
While we can’t take it to the beach this year, we’re bringing the beach vibes to the Cook VFW on Saturday, August 9 beginning at 3:00 p.m.Enjoy delicious wings, watermelon, beach music, and summer vibes — all while supporting a great cause!