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| Head still, wrist cock, swing plane, straight arm |
Our German guests had never swung a golf club. And they wanted to know more about Texas Hold 'em. We were delighted. So Felix, 20, and Florian, 19, spent a couple of intense midday hours training on the driving range today, the first step in a pastime that can never be perfected. In no time, they had experienced the frustrations and satisfactions typical of golf at every skill level. Their groans and whoops were understood exactly, without translation.
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Learned today that Dylan was from Minnesota,
family name of Zimmerman. Now they may
go through Hibbing on the way to Canada.
Photo by Hwy 61 sign in Forest Lake? |
After an interlude of guitar favorites played and sung for us by Florian, (mostly Dylan, Stones) it was on to poker school where St. Paul Katie dealt the finer points of the game to this top pair from a small town in Bavaria.
We've had a wonderful time with our gentle guests, we hope they'll stay an extra day.
Tomorrow: The Mall of America!
(Sadly, Felix and Flo have absolutely no idea about Stan's ancestors from Mevenstedt. Of course, they have no memory of a divided Germany, either. They do carry a ton of our vintage traveling music, captured on a chip the size of your thumbnail.)
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| It's easier to bluff St. Paul Katie when there's no money on the table. |
