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I got off my leash again. =20 Once more I subjected myself to the possibility of severe stroller injuries= =20 as I traipsed across the fairgrounds in order to put in time at the MOU boo= th=20 at Minnesota's Great Get-Together. =20 I spotted folks with faces sporting a rainbow of pastel colors produced by=20 nearly edible foodstuffs on a stick coupled with vomit-inducing rides. =20 I saw so many people carrying purple St. Thomas bags that I was sure that i= t=20 was a venial sin to be without one. =20 =20 I gave my =E2=80=9CIf I didn=E2=80=99t want you to stare, I wouldn=E2=80= =99t be wearing this T-shirt =E2=80=9D award to a woman wearing one reading, =E2=80=9CThe last thing I w= ant to do is=20 hurt you, but it=E2=80=99s still on my list.=E2=80=9D=20 I glowed like an award winning pumpkin as I had the opportunity to work=20 with Marsha Moreen and her mother. What great folks.=20 I enjoyed visiting with fairgoers about my pop-up field guide to the birds=20 of Hartland.=20 The endless procession of the human condition that passed before me =20 included competitive eaters whose favorite animal was something deep-fried =20= on a=20 stick, but there were many others who stopped by the booth. The nicest peo= ple=20 asked about birds.=20 Thanks to Bob Dunlap for making this a most pleasant experience.=20 It was MOUrvelous.=20 Al Batt=20 Hartland=20 -------------------------------1125946095 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Language: en <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML xmlns:o =3D "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; charset=3DUTF-8"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2900.2722" name=3DGENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=3Drole_body=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Arial Black" bottomMa= rgin=3D7=20 leftMargin=3D7 topMargin=3D7 rightMargin=3D7><FONT id=3Drole_document face= =3DArial=20 color=3D#000000 size=3D2><FONT id=3Drole_document face=3DArial color=3D#0000= 00=20 size=3D2><FONT id=3Drole_document face=3DArial color=3D#000000 size=3D2><FON= T=20 id=3Drole_document face=3DArial color=3D#000000 size=3D2><FONT id=3Drole_doc= ument=20 face=3DArial color=3D#000000 size=3D2><FONT id=3Drole_document face=3DArial=20= color=3D#000000=20 size=3D2><FONT id=3Drole_document face=3DArial color=3D#000000 size=3D2><FON= T=20 id=3Drole_document face=3DArial color=3D#000000 size=3D2><FONT id=3Drole_doc= ument=20 face=3DArial color=3D#000000 size=3D2><FONT id=3Drole_document face=3DArial=20= color=3D#000000=20 size=3D2><FONT id=3Drole_document face=3DArial color=3D#000000 size=3D2><FON= T=20 id=3Drole_document face=3DArial color=3D#000000 size=3D2><FONT id=3Drole_doc= ument=20 face=3DArial color=3D#000000 size=3D2><FONT id=3Drole_document face=3D"Arial= Black"=20 color=3D#000000 size=3D3> <DIV><STRONG>I got off my leash again.</STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG>Once more I subjected myself to the possibility of severe=20 stroller injuries as I traipsed across the fairgrounds in order to put in ti= me=20 at the MOU booth at Minnesota's Great Get-Together.</STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG>I spotted folks with faces sporting a rainbow of pastel colors=20 produced by nearly edible foodstuffs on a stick coupled with=20 vomit-inducing rides.</STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG>I saw so many people carrying purple St. Thomas bags=20 that I was sure that it was a venial sin to be without one.</STRONG></D= IV> <DIV><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">I gave my=20= =E2=80=9CIf I=20 didn=E2=80=99t want you to stare, I wouldn=E2=80=99t be wearing this T-shirt= =E2=80=9D award to a woman=20 wearing one reading, =E2=80=9CThe last thing I want to do is hurt you, but i= t=E2=80=99s still on=20 my list.=E2=80=9D</SPAN></B></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"></SPAN></B>= </P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">I glowed=20 like </SPAN></B><B><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">an award wi= nning=20 pumpkin as I had the opportunity to work with Marsha Moreen and her=20 mother. What great folks.</SPAN></B></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"></SPAN></B>= </P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">I enjoyed=20 visiting with fairgoers about my pop-up field guide to the birds of=20 Hartland.</SPAN></B></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"></SPAN></B>= </P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">The endless= =20 procession of the human condition that passed before me=20 included competitive eaters whose favorite animal was something deep-fr= ied=20 on a stick, but there were many others who stopped by the booth. The=20 nicest people asked about birds.</SPAN></B></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"></SPAN></B>= </P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Thanks to B= ob=20 Dunlap for making this a most pleasant experience.</SPAN></B></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"></SPAN></B>= </P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">It was=20 MOUrvelous.</SPAN></B></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"></SPAN></B>= </P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Al=20 Batt</SPAN></B></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Hartland&nb= sp;<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P></DIV></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT= ></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></BODY></HTML> -------------------------------1125946095--
