My wife and I drove to Chatfield, Minnesota, on Saturday to participate in their Western Days Parade. What a wonderful experience. Prior to our arrival their newspaper did a wonderful very personalized story about my Mayberry Guru activities. When we arrived in town they gave me a copy of the paper. They also arranged for me to be interviewed live on radio twice and once on their TV station before, during, and after the parade. There were thousands of people at the parade and the reception I received was so overwhelming and humbling.
On our way to and from Chatfield, we traveled through several hundred miles of beautiful rolling hills, farmlands, and small towns of Wisconsin and Minnesota. I couldn't help but reflect upon all the parts of the world that are now in such turmoil. As I traveled through our little towns and past quaint Amish farms I thought of all the people of Iraq, Afghanistan, Israel, and the Ukraine who live each day in fear of bombs and bullets reining down upon them. I thanked God as I drove that in my 67 years of life I have never experienced one single act of violence. We as a people of this great land are so fortunate to be able to live where we do. And to think what a privilege I have that I am able to spend every weekend traveling to different small town where I can help spread a little happiness and sunshine. I made a promise to myself while driving that I will continue to spread the wonderful word of Mayberry as long as I am able to do so. When I get to the point when I can no longer walk behind my car, then I will sit in the front seat and wave to the people. For those of us who are Maberryites, we must not only "defy the mafia", we must "defy all the evil ones" who are attempting to change our lives. We must continue to live our lives without fear and continue to do the things we love so that those who hate us cannot defeat us in any way. -- Ken Anderson The Mayberry Guru 2906 May Street Eau Claire, Wisconsin 54701 www.themayberryguru.com www.mayberryreflections.com _______________________________________________ WBMUTBB mailing list [email protected] http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
