Race Previews
The Andres Bunch...
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Thursday, 12 August 2010 05:00
Northwoods Preview - We don't have a picture of Michelle Andres and her family. She has five kids, you know. All boys, we think. Now, imagine that Florence Henderson--Ma Brady--in the photo is Michelle. But imagine her--Florence--with long thick black hair, with discreet reddish highlights, and not a hideous blond shag. Then imagine that Mr. Brady, the guy with the perm in the middle of the shot, is her--Michelle's--husband and that five of the six kids are boys. Pretend the leftover kid is "Debbie," a portrait crasher from Pequot Lakes. (The Andres--pronounced "Ann-drees," not "Ann-Dress," are from East Gull Lake, which is a stone's throw south of Pequot Lakes.) Next, imagine that the older woman in the right corner of the picture is not Alice, the Brady's acerbic housekeeper. Instead, pretend that she's Michelle's spry Aunt Ethel, who is visiting from Minot. That would explain Ethel's helmety hairdo. Lots of older women in Minot have "hair helmets." Usually blue.
What does this have to do with anything?
Not much, except that we believe that Michelle, who is a terrific triathlete in addition to being a very fertile woman, will once again win the totally cool Northwoods Triathlon, the 8th edition of which is this Saturday. Andres has five career wins, three..
Wingman Race Preview
Buddy Waves & Noodle Swimmers...
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Wednesday, 11 August 2010 05:00
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A Mellancampian Kind of Town..
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Friday, 06 August 2010 14:39
Race Preview - Ever been to Paynesville?
Neither have we. But we know it's a cool place; a place that singer/songwriter John Mellencamp, who was born
Like Deja Vu All Over Again...
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Thursday, 05 August 2010 05:30
Though the picture is small, you should be able to tell that baseball guy Yogi Berra has incredibly humongous ears! Like Dumbo almost.
They haven't always been that long and droopy, though. Did you know that ears never stop growing? Scary, huh! Hey, when you're 114, as Yogi must be, you're lobes will probably lounge on your shoulders, too.
But we digress.
Most of you know that Yogi has a way with words. He's the guy who said,..
