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We live in an old brick house at Roseen's Corner, seven miles south of Salol on County 13 in Roseau County. This is where all the stories are written, usually in the wee hours of the morning just before the deadline. Trapper lives in a log house a few feet away. Trapper starts having coffee guests before 6 AM, usually Ms Toyota is the first and the rest straggle in throughout the morning. This reporter is usually the last, partially excused by the fact that I usually have worked the afternoon shift at the Blue Star the night before. |
Southwest
Angle Lexicon Abby the dog - a pudgy, 4 year old yellow lab - terrier cross that spends every minute possible with the columnist. Dick's
Buick - An early '90's Park Avenue that Trapper's buddy Dick had in the
shed. Pawned it off on the columnist for the extravagant sum of $300.
Came with a 5/50 Warranty - 5 seconds or 50 ft, whichever comes first. Hard
Driving Editor - The
former editor at the Pioneer.
Had a
Pontiac GTO, thus the hard driving moniker. Ms
Toyota -
Trapper's oldest daughter. Also a trapper, she has become a rabid
Toyota afficianado even though she was raised to be a devoted Chevy
lover. She is well on her way to destroying her second Toyota pickup. Orlin
Ostby - A
Crusty old Norwegian who works at the Blue Star. You never know quite
what he is saying because much of his speech is in the old country
tongue. He took his huge ox Pum and a Red River oxcart to
Pembina,
ND, then down much of the old Pembina Trail in the summer of '08.
What started out as Walking the Trail ended up being
Trailering the Trail when the incompatibilities of an ox traveling at 2
mph and retired suburbanites aiming massive RV's down the road at
70+mph overcame the mission of the expedition. He made it past Little
Falls, exhibited the ox and cart at several big functions, trailered to
the St. Paul and walked the last several blocks into the '08 State
Fair, then was a participant in the Fair Parade and called it a
success, which it was.
I had to lay low in Salol,
to avoid the fallen women of Falun.
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