{"id":810,"date":"2010-11-02T08:43:03","date_gmt":"2010-11-02T14:43:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.keloland.com\/lund\/?p=810"},"modified":"2023-07-20T21:00:11","modified_gmt":"2023-07-20T21:00:11","slug":"odds-and-ends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jodystaples.com\/main\/odds-and-ends\/","title":{"rendered":"Odds And Ends"},"content":{"rendered":"

Went to see my doctor today fully expecting to be gently chewed out for not having lost any weight since our last visit and fearing that my lab results would reflect the lackadaisical lifestyle I have fallen into. But he was kind, sympathetic and helpful plus the tests of my bodily fluids and a physical exam surprisingly showed no major abnormalities so, I guess, I could have done without all the worrying and sleepless nights. I did promise him, though, that I\u2019d make friends with \u00a0the treadmill downstairs which we\u2019ve treated\u00a0 like a fragile\u00a0sculpture (look but don\u2019t touch) \u00a0instead of a piece of exercise equipment. It\u2019s a promise I\u2019d better keep because I\u2019m scheduled to see him again in six weeks and doubt\u00a0 he\u2019ll let me off so easy if I fail to live up to my end of the bargain.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0It sure has been quiet around here since Friday when granddaughter Zoey went back to Lincoln, Nebraska after spending several days with us. She just turned nine and, I suppose it\u2019s inevitable that, eventually, she won\u2019t find these trips to South Dakota as appealing as she does now, but her presence certainly lights up our lives.<\/p>\n

\"Zoey

Zoey looking convincingly fierce at the Pavilion<\/p><\/div>\n

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Linda and I have gone to the movies twice in one week; unheard of considering our disdain for twenty dollar popcorn and noisy patrons. But we thought Zoey would like to see the film, “Secretariat.” It turns out; she loved it as did we. Then, Sunday, we decided to give ourselves a \u201ctreat\u201d on Halloween by skipping out on the annual door to door extortion ritual before the bell started ringing and go see Clint Eastwood\u2019s latest film,” Hereafter.” \u00a0It\u2019s hard to believe that the same guy who made his mark in Hollywood playing characters like Rowdy Yates (Rawhide TV series) and Inspector \u201cDirty\u201d Harry Callahan has developed into such a brilliant and sensitive movie director. Like millions of others, I really like just about any film that Matt Damon is in and Lord knows he\u2019s been in a lot of them. He’s he\u2019s really fine here too\u00a0as a psychic who is the real deal but reluctant to use his special gifts of communicating with the dead because it is just too hard on him mentally. The film only gives us a few quick blurry glimpses of the hereafter but the clear message is that there is indeed life after death only perhaps not as perceived by organized religions. \u00a0It\u2019s a touchy subject and few directors besides the 80 year old Eastwood could take on such a project and pull it off.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0My team, the Minnesota Vikings are beyond disappointing this season..but you all know that. This time, though, I\u2019m inclined to give Randy Moss a pass because coach Childress and Brett Favre sure weren\u2019t sending any his way. As soon as they made the deal to get Moss back, I said they better not just use him as a decoy or he\u2019ll pout and quit again. If this South Dakota couch potato has that figured out..how in the world could those calling the plays for Minnesota be so dumb not to? So what if Moss was in double coverage, Favre was back to throwing interceptions by the bucket load anyway, why not send a few bombs Randy\u2019s way so he could show off a little by doing what he does best; out leaping and out running his defenders no matter how many there are? Stroke his enormous ego a bit..it will win games. Nope, instead, like I said on Facebook, Childress\u2019 decision to only use Randy to free up the other receivers is like hitching Secretariat up to the Budweiser beer wagon. \u00a0Ugh..don\u2019t get me started.<\/p>\n

AND NOW, A FEW QUICK OBSERVATIONS AND CONFESSIONS:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0The Gillette Fusion razor is the greatest invention since men first began scraping whiskers off their face and women started shaving their underarms and legs. Unlike politicians, It really lives up to the advertising hype.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\u00a0I hardly watched any of the World Series this year. Didn\u2019t care which team won.<\/p>\n

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I don\u2019t think those who are enamored with wind energy have really thought it through. Take a drive around the Buffalo Ridge in Minnesota and see if you can honestly say..yeah, I really like these giant wind turbines covering the landscape in every direction as far as the eye can see sort of like the oil derricks in Oklahoma 100 years ago. I sure hope they stick \u2018em up on every breezy hill in South Dakota. \u00a0It\u2019ll be worth it to save the environment.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0I did not vote for anyone who made those annoying campaign phone calls to my house leaving a recorded message. Just stop it.\u00a0 \u00a0I also couldn\u2019t in good conscience vote for either lady in the U.S. House race. Their campaign ads attacking each other were not only lame and full of B.S. but demonstrate that neither candidate has a clue about South Dakota sensibilities. I don\u2019t know of one person who wasn\u2019t sick and tired of them both and wondered how the job could possibily justify all the millions spent and venom spewed to get it. I gotta believe those who did cast a vote for one or the other held their noses while doing it. \u00a0Too bad the third party candidate brought nothing to the table or if he did..nobody was paying attention.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0Finally, you got to hand it to Sioux Falls mayor, Mike Huether. He\u2019s somehow managed to divert people\u2019s attention from \u201cwhether\u201d we actually need or want a new events center to \u201cwhere\u201d it\u2019s going to be located. Just pretend folks hadn’t already said no. It was quite a trick because, according to the Keloland\/Argus Leader poll, a majority of voters now want the thing. With such power of deception and persuasion, just imagine what a great congressman he would make.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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