I liked seeing an interview with Loretta Lynn on ABC's 'Nightline' show tonight. They called her '80 years young'. I had seen the movie 'Coal Miner's Daughter' and I knew about some of the songs mentioned in the interview like 'Rated X' and 'Now I've got the pill'. But I didn't know they were controversial or pioneering at the time, as these subjects are no longer taboo really. Sounds like she's still touring often.
There was plenty of news coverage about the funeral for Officer Tom Decker of Cold Spring. It did remind me of the news coverage of other officers killed in the line of duty since moving to the Twin Cities in 2004. I do recall Jerry Vick of St. Paul, Rick Crittenden of North St. Paul, and Joe Bergeron of Maplewood. There was also Mike Wilken, a deputy sheriff hit by a car while helping with the Haunted House in Maplewood. I know there is a Peace Officer Memorial on the Capitol grounds, and I've been inside a City-County Building in St. Paul which does list some officers. I found a web page called 'Officer Down Memorial Page' and it did list Decker there. Having grown up in Newton, Iowa, I recalled Dan McPherren being killed in the line of duty in 1985. He had given a tour to my church group at one point. From an article about Joe Bergeron, who was killed in 2010, it said that 257 officers in Minnesota have been killed in the line of duty since 1881. The paper had pictures showing plenty of police cars from miles around at McPherren's funeral, and this was also the case with Decker's.
At the comedy club tonight, there was at least one no-show. But I was pleased that one comedian friend was performing, though I haven't heard the 'Lugar' joke in a while. He's been doing one about his lady and writing in calligraphy. Then we did some improv after the show in the lobby. I said I wasn't sure if we could remember all of it. He said I had a 'pornographic' memory instead of an 'auto- biographical' one.
The theater guy said before lunchtime how he had tendered his resignation, effective in just over two weeks from now. It was tough to hear but I knew he had wanted out for a while. We also had the company's holiday gathering. Plenty of food there and it was a good thing that I didn't have the soup I normally bring. I went to the later session of the two, figuring I would need more time to finish the payoff report. We also got another gym bag with the company logo on it. At some point I may need to go through these again and decide to get rid of some as I likely have too many. There has to be some I don't use much, if at all.
There was plenty of news coverage about the funeral for Officer Tom Decker of Cold Spring. It did remind me of the news coverage of other officers killed in the line of duty since moving to the Twin Cities in 2004. I do recall Jerry Vick of St. Paul, Rick Crittenden of North St. Paul, and Joe Bergeron of Maplewood. There was also Mike Wilken, a deputy sheriff hit by a car while helping with the Haunted House in Maplewood. I know there is a Peace Officer Memorial on the Capitol grounds, and I've been inside a City-County Building in St. Paul which does list some officers. I found a web page called 'Officer Down Memorial Page' and it did list Decker there. Having grown up in Newton, Iowa, I recalled Dan McPherren being killed in the line of duty in 1985. He had given a tour to my church group at one point. From an article about Joe Bergeron, who was killed in 2010, it said that 257 officers in Minnesota have been killed in the line of duty since 1881. The paper had pictures showing plenty of police cars from miles around at McPherren's funeral, and this was also the case with Decker's.
At the comedy club tonight, there was at least one no-show. But I was pleased that one comedian friend was performing, though I haven't heard the 'Lugar' joke in a while. He's been doing one about his lady and writing in calligraphy. Then we did some improv after the show in the lobby. I said I wasn't sure if we could remember all of it. He said I had a 'pornographic' memory instead of an 'auto- biographical' one.
The theater guy said before lunchtime how he had tendered his resignation, effective in just over two weeks from now. It was tough to hear but I knew he had wanted out for a while. We also had the company's holiday gathering. Plenty of food there and it was a good thing that I didn't have the soup I normally bring. I went to the later session of the two, figuring I would need more time to finish the payoff report. We also got another gym bag with the company logo on it. At some point I may need to go through these again and decide to get rid of some as I likely have too many. There has to be some I don't use much, if at all.
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