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Good morning from Collegeville,

This winter is getting old already. Monday was the worst. My face hurt when I walked to the Post Office on campus. Now there is the threat of ice. Next year I am thinking that I will spend the month of January in Sun City West. I dug out my 40 year old cross-country skis and they are in the shop for waxing. Even the boots seem to be in good shape. The complete set of gear was made in Norway, the land of my forefathers. Maybe that will help.

Next Monday is National Clean Off Your Desk Day. I like to come in on Saturday mornings to keep up with the task and water the plants. But there is always a stack that could be sorted and stuff that could go in the trash or the recycling bin. Best Buy will accept almost any old screen or printer at no-charge. That would help a lot.

The APHC show this week is a live broadcast from the Nourse Theatre in San Francisco. Special guests include three-part harmonizers The SongBirds, home grown music masters Jim Kweskin and Geoff Muldaur and fiddler extraordinaire Sara Watkins. Plus the Royal Academy of Radio Actors, Tim Russell, Sue Scott and Fred Newman will perform a variety of skits. The News From Lake Wobegon will touch on the cold wave that hit the small town in Mist County.

Harper’s Chord is going to perform at The Paramount Theater in downtown St. Cloud on Saturday night. They are a trio from Little Falls that is sure to please. Details at paramount arts dot org.

“All that a man does outwardly is but the expression and completion of his inward thoughts. To work effectually, he must think clearly; to act nobly, he must think nobly.” Channing