Peace, Love and serenity survive Xmas :Tales from Normal, Mn: FICTION

It takes a lot of Care to remove all that snow on the frozen tundra----just got the tweet from the ice fishermen---they just scoffed about the supposed "War on Christmas"---the old guy at Betty Lou's mentioned while sipping an Irish coffee that it seems that love has survived for a couple thousand years despite all the commercial hysteria....

Locals use High Technology to Measure Waist Size: Tales From Normal,Mn: Fiction

Just got the tweet--the locals are ecstatic on their new high tech use to measure increase of waist size---those measuring tapes were so passé---stay tuned as I follow this story...

"Pope" named man of the year: Miley Cyrus named Woman of the year...: Tales From Normal, Mn.: FICTION

Just got the tweet from the bass fishermen of Normal , Mn.---even after a couple of strong coffee, plus whipped cream, they were bewildered by the news that the woman of the year was Miley Cyrus...they never did understand twerking, but even so....

"Peace" is hard to come by: Tales from Normal, Mn; FICTION

Just got the news today...there has been a total war on the "silent, quiet, sports", like canoeing, and small motor fishing....it seems that folks that have large power boats are threatened by the sail boats, the wind surfers etc, and would feel real bad if they killed them while they were drinking and driving their large power boats at all hours of the day and night...If canoes are a threat...what will be next? Stay tuned as I follow this story. In a larger view, it does seem that peace is a lot harder to get than advertised...ya it was always in short supply, but now seems to be out of stock...

Trouble in Teen Apparel in Normal, Mn: Tales from Normal, Mn.: FICTION

Just got the tweet-----Fishnet Fashions, a prominent teen retailer in Normal, Mn, the center of the tourist travel destination fishing business in the frozen tundra, announced that they had a dismal third quarter, which ended October 30, 2013....They were totally surprised by the outcome, because in "backtesting" the product line, over the past 30 years, it seemed like a great idea.... The guys at Betty Lou's Coffee Shop, all over 60, and all bass fishermen, when contacted over coffee, extra strong, with the whipped cream at no extra charge, just smiled...."Shucks, there have been darn few women period in these parts, much less young women....." Stay tuned as I follow this story.

"Drone Fisherman" debuts January 1st: Approved by Normal, Mn.: Tales From Normal, Mn.: FICTION

The new "Drone Fisherman" was approved by the Normal, Mn. Common Council last night by unanimous consent...just the thought of having a drone monitor the many holes possible in ice fishing made it attractive...they also approved increasing the number of holes fished to 50. There is some skill flying the drone, and classes will be held in the Normal, Minn Vo Tech on this Saturday morning..No drones can be launched unless the instruction is completed and an operating certificate granted...stay tuned...this is the highest tech the tundra boys have ever seen...

"Free Care" defined in Normal, Mn---If the care is interrupted...it is free: Tales From Normal, Mn.: FICTION

Just got the tweet this morning from the bass fishermen at Betty Lou's Coffee shop...one of the guys just got out of the hospital and was delerious about the bill he got...it seems that in the Normal, Mn Perpetual Fisherman hospital, if one's care by a physician is interrupted by a phone call that would harm the care...all the charges are marked "NO charge".....the theory is I presume that interrupted care is negligent care, and must be given away....maybe this policy will spread...stay tuned as I follow this story.

Wall Street Says Pope is Wrong---Greed is Good: Tales From Normal, Mn.: FICTION

Just got the tweet this morning from the bass fishermen in Normal, Mn.---they were watching the MSNBC finance show this morning when the announcer went into a long tirade about how the Pope was just plain wrong about the minimum wage...according to the announcer, Greed is Good...and slavery is just a special way of making folks independent and strongminded, and well...real role models for the rest of us...stay tuned as I follow this story.

All the Homes are "Rentals" in Normal, Mn.: Tales From Normal, Mn.: FICTION

Just got the tweet...everything is temporary now...no long term investments are in order...

The Death of Fast Food: Tales from Normal, Mn.: FICTION

Just got the shocking news via tweet---all the fast food chains in Normal, Mn. have closed effective today. It just did not work out...Only robots could live on the wages they paid...so a lose lose situation. The customers just got fat and the employees just starved to death...good riddance...stay tuned as I follow this story.

Fox News banned from Hospitals in Normal, Mn: Tales From Normal, Mn.: FICTION

Just got the news today that Fox News has been banned from all hospitals in Normal, Mn....the logic of the physicians was that it does no heart good to listen to all that garbage while recovering from a heart attack or illness...the very first rule of medicine is "Do No Harm" and the very fact that this type of news is on violates the principle of "Health". Stay tuned as I follow this story.

Retailers Just Lie about sales: Tales from Normal, Mn.; FICTION

Just got the tweet from the bass fishermen in Normal, Mn, where they gather each morning to talk the news, and the fish, at Betty Lou's Coffee Shop---the guys were just beaming in amusement today after they heard that the local retailers up in the frozen tundra had pronounced the sales over the Black Friday weekend, to be "NICE"...In most other parts of the country, they put numbers to describe the sales, but up in the frozen tundra, since most of the retailers just lie about their sales anyway....they just stick to the word "NICE."