Talked on the telephone with former ‘Sconnie resident Megan Zabel recently. You can read the exchange here. Honest, I didn’t set that pager off myself.
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Typing gingerly. More on that later.
It was a digging out morning. Zero degrees and all the heavy snow carved by a wind that pressed and howled the whole night through, abating only as the sun rose. Some standard shoveling, a couple of sled-loads of firewood, a slight delay while I heated the starter so the plow truck would start, then that fun pioneering-lite moment where you drop the blade and blast through the unmarked drifts, out the driveway toward signs of civilization. The heater blasting, the toddler jabbering in the car seat, waving her mittens and talking happy nonsense.
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After we played a benefit show in Mike’s hometown of New Auburn, a sweet lady told us we sounded, “Just like Gordon Lightfoot…only zippier!” We figured that was about perfect.