Talkative Man At A Green Spot In The Mississippi

This afternoon I went to the Jaycees Park in Hastings. I parked and started walking down to the river. Here I am standing on a dock looking towards downtown.

Here is the view towards Cottage Grove from the other end of the dock.

As I walked down toward this boat ramp I noticed an older man driving in a truck waving at me. When I got to the boat ramp he pulled over to talk to me. This was a talkative man! We talked for an hour and 15 minutes. First we talked about why the water was green. I thought it was some algae. He asked me where I have been in Hastings. He tried to think of more places but I had already been there. He talked about Red Wing and a Veteran's Memorial Park where you can drive up to barn bluff instead of walk. He talked about La Cross, the oldest spot in the state. He talked about racing his 62 Skylark at race tracks around the area. He talked about a waitress in Brainerd crying because his car was being raced. He talked about his grandfather working in construction of the airport in Bloomington. He knew 3 people who died. One guy fell, as they were pouring concrete, and was buried in the cement. He lives by a lake and he thinks the 500 pelicans are eating too many fish. He talked about his Dad working with dynamite. He talked about his 3 boys liking Spam and he said I should go to the Spam museum in Austin. As he talked I kept stepping side to side and lifting my heel toward my booty. I was cold. I figured he was single because he was talking to me so much. Two bald eagles flew overhead. Canada geese were honking. Turns out he is married so go figure.