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February 17, 2008
Well, I received 2 notes defending local Aldi employees, so I guess not ALL of them are grumpy! But I think the nice Aldi folks must live in Lake Woebegone. In fact, such a place does exist. Ashtabula, Ohio is the real McCoy. I know a few strong women and some above average children who live there! It’s a place where people come home to after they’ve been gone a long time. It’s one of those towns that has earned its right to be called a hometown. On a few occasions I’ve tagged along with my Dad to the local donut shop in Ashtabula where everyone knows him and he catches up on the local “news.” Rockwell and Keillor have captured the beauty of the mundane that exists in a place like Ashtabula. There are no Starbucks or Caribu coffee shops there to create faux meeting places…just great locally-owned, real “Side-Track-Tap” type spots, down in the Harbor.
I hope to go back soon.