What I've Seen Lately

 WHAT I’VE SEEN LATELY: In Sheldon the skyline has changed drastically with the concrete grain silos that reach into the sky. With the new rail spur they will let those long 110 car grain trains load for shipment… We stopped in to see an old friend at his rural place where he and his wife are preparing for an auction sale to disperse of excess items for their move into Fargo… A trip to the museum in Enderlin during the Sunfest celebration uncovered the wealth of items they have in their inventory, and they only access locally specific donations. I’m going back to dig deeper… Lots of people like old things as seen by the large number of  classic cars displayed during Sunfest…  I discovered a writer must have made it to the big times when he can publish a book of unfinished stories. That is what John McPhee has just done with his “Tabula Rasa.” He is considered the dean of narrative nonfiction writing… Leaves are turning colors. Didn’t they just bud out?… My book collection seems so precious that I can’t get rid of anything. There are many I don’t read, so why do I keep them? And, I keep buying more such as “Ike’s Bluff” by Evan Thomas. He contends since Ike was a master bridge and poker player he honed the art of the bluff which he used as president… Bye.