Will it be the "new" version of the Tigers taking to the court in 3AA-North play?
My "Morris of Course" post focuses on the sweep of Osakis, the third sweep in in a succession of four match victories for the Tigers. Perhaps the season won-lost should only be reported as an afterthought. The W/L explains for sure, our pretty modest No. 6 seeding position. So we'll go on the road to face New London-Spicer, a team that has had our number thus far in 2021.
But the "new version" of the Tigers may well show up, right? The first round of sub-section is set for Oct. 29. All matches that evening begin at 7 p.m. West Central Area is making its debut in Section 3AA.
My "Morris of Course" post also reflects on the big fall band concert which was held Monday. Also getting attention: the UMM music scene. Put this on your calendar: the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) vocal recital on Monday, Oct. 25, 7:30 p.m. at UMM's HFA.
Will masks continue to be required? Hah, the "masks required" or "masks recommended" rule could be misconstrued for Halloween! I wonder if we'll see Rudy Giuliani masks this year complete with hair dye dripping down the side. We'll be all set for a press conference at "Four Seasons Total Landscaping."
I invite you to read my "Morris of Course" post with the link below. Good luck to the Tigers vs. the Wildcats.
Tiger tennis
The MACA/WCA tennis team is having an historic fall, having qualified for state. In the meantime, the individual phase of section play proceeded at Gustavus Adolphus, St. Peter.
Vying for the Tigers in singles action were Abbitail Athey and Kassidy Girard. They were defeated in semis play. Then they were matched against each other and Athey prevailed to get third place. Section singles was won by Mia Wenzel of Luverne. She turned back Emily Brace of Montevideo in the finals. The 3A doubles title was taken by Elise Duncan and Hannah Helms of Benson/KMS, who defeated Sarah Halvorson and Claire Lowry of LQPV in the finals.
A check of the MSHSL site shows the state competition is set for October 26-29. The locations will be Baseline Tennis Center at the U of M and the Reed-Sweatt Tennis Center in Minneapolis.
It's terrific to have the MACA/WCA tennis coach, Britney House, as a resident of my neighborhood in Morris, Northridge Drive. Be sure to drive by once the holiday lights go up. We're across the field from Homestead.
So, we hear of inflation
You may not be old enough to remember how inflation, i.e. steadily rising prices, can hover over your well-being like a dark cloud. I am old enough to have experienced inflation of the 1970s. We see a lot of current headlines about this specter.
So, unless you have ways to pump up your income, you might have to tighten your belt. No alternative. Are you prepared? Economics is a science and yes, there is a cure for inflation. That is higher interest rates, what Paul Volcker at the Federal Reserve once gave us, as a nasty medicine as it caused a recession. He warned us about it.
But are we ready to go along with higher interest rates today in the year 2021? So many of us have money invested in stocks now. And look at the national debt. Just thought I'd run all this by you.
I left the comment below on Gregory Mannarino's YouTube site last Wednesday. Greg is the "Robin Hood of Wall Street." Remember when Errol Flynn played Robin Hood?
Hi Greg - When the media reports on "transitory" inflation, i.e. inflation with a finite lifespan, they don't ask if prices go back down when it's over, or if will stay at new plateau? Well, can we assume it's the latter? This is just part of the cavalier way that the media seems to approach the matter, as if it's just abstract or theoretical. I was a young adult in the 1970s and I can assure you that inflation scares are not abstract or theoretical. Also, we at least had high interest rates with bank CDs to sort of keep pace. And that is completely absent now, i.e. basically zero percent interest. Why doesn't media accentuate this contrast more? I mean, it's relevant. I remember going to local bank back around 1980 and getting a CD for 13 percent interest.
Michael Kuhl responded to my comment: "When has anything that costs us peons ever gone down?"
And Dave Bellamy responded: "The only thing that will slow inflation this time will be demand destruction due to poverty."
And on that note. . .
- Brian Williams - morris mn minnesota - bwilly73@yahoo.com
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