In lieu of scriivening

Sometimes writing is more fun than real life. Often enough, the opposite is true. For four days yours truly didn't even glance at a computer.

Shortly after the launch below the lower St. Cloud dam near Mile  925 of the upper Mississippi River, the Patriarch  sees his family from a most-favored angle.

The Next Generation pulls away from the older folks in an eventually successful effort to catch up with Gramps (who is solo in a tiny Wenohah Voyager, the liveliness of which is graceful and fascinating. Love with a ballerina.)

Now in the lead, the Next Generation displays the naked ambition and drive which has made the family what it is today.

A lunch break midway between St. Cloud and Clearwater features world-class rock skipping demonstration.