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LBMLiz's avatar

You are the rich cream in my morning coffee.

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Bob Buntrock's avatar

Sane for me if I still drank coffee

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Kathi Jo Glenn's avatar

So wonderful to have you in my life. Thank you.

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Michael Granzen's avatar

Oh my goodness. Thank you!

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Steven Beste's avatar

You were kidnaped by coyotes? Does that make you the Minnesota version of Mowgli? Did you befriend a black bear? Did you talk to the wild animals in their language? I would double-up on the olive oil.

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Eric Marchbein's avatar

Pure fiction- we know you love dirty jokes.

I’m planning on brushing my teeth with olive oil. I heard somewhere- maybe it was on the internet- that brushing your teeth with olive oil is really good for something or other.

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Garrison Keillor's avatar

Thanks for the tip. I may floss with it as well.

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Northern AZ. Richard's avatar

Thank you for sharing your essay. My wife and I received 500 get out and vote in Arizona postcards yesterday. We will buy postcard stamps and mail our hand-written postcards in early October. The postcards will be mailed to Arizona residents who previously voted for Democrats.

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Pam Cavanagh's avatar

Good morning…I’m with a group of about six who are writing postcards. We each sent 10 to Arizona last month. This month, May, we are sending to a Michigan. 😊

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Majik's avatar

You would have made a very homely woman . . . not that there's anything wrong with that.

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Zoungy Kligge's avatar

Metacognition is a great word, one of my favorites, and it sounds like you're thinking about the way you're thinking. A couple of my other favorites are petrichor and defenestration.

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Melvin O Perrine's avatar

I had a similar childhood in Southern Minnesota, but our faithful Collie, Laddie saved me from the Coyotes and the mean Holstein bull. My older brother protected me from myself.

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glen grady's avatar

At your very best today. Happy I took a few unprecious minutes (I'm retired) to read this. Now I have a use for that oversized bottle of olive oil I bought at Costco.

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Michael Mike's avatar

Hahahaha! Exactly! My thoughts immediately went to that gallon of Kirkland olive oil, sitting in the back of my cupboard, that I bought for a 'bargain' at my Costco last year.

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John S Green's avatar

Singers swallow a bit of olive oil before a show, I hear. I hope you are willing to pay more for EVOO—wink, wink, nod, nod.

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Bob Buntrock's avatar

I only use EVOO.

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Laurie ONeill's avatar

A wonderful column, one of your best!

Your storytelling gift never loses its luster.

Olive oil or not, you’re sharp as a tack.

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Garrison Keillor's avatar

I'm sharp as a screw, sometimes sharp as a cork.

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Richard Roeder's avatar

Garrison, the UPS company delivered your book, "Cheerfulness" yesterday. Started reading it during lunch and find it soothing. It's now Friday, you can go ahead and take the rest of the day off. RR

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Fiona Redpath-Potter's avatar

Love your writing - Wobegon Boy is my go-to comfort read. Without olive oil though 😀

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Kim Wright's avatar

Best smile I've had in weeks - thank you!!

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Steve Blons's avatar

GK. We can abide losing many things as we age, as long as we can keep laughing. You remain a source of revitalizing laughter for me. Might be as good as olive oil.

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Marguerite Baca's avatar

Dr. Google confirms and validates my suspicions-olive oil combined with meditation cures all. The results are in, I'm healthy, happy, and still enjoy increasing my vocabulary. Your alliteration are smooth as olive oil, Garrison. It's kickin' in.

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