On four occasions, Garrison Keillor has read her (Mary Mackey’s) poetry on his radio show/podcast The Writer’s Almanac.

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“Anyone who thinks sitting in church can make you a Christian must also think that sitting in a garage can make you a car.” ―(Attributed to) Garrison Keillor (1942- ) NO verifiable source exists #writerslift #life #authors #love #art #coffee #diary #write #books #amwriting #quotes #garrisonkeillor The above line is widely shared as a wry observation from humorist Garrison Keillor. It’s often quoted to poke gentle fun at the idea that attendance alone amounts to transformation. The punchline works because it plays on a simple metaphor: just as a car isn’t built by sitting in a garage, faith and character aren’t developed merely by showing up. While a specific book or broadcast source for this exact wording isn’t clearly documented, the sentiment fits Keillor’s long tradition of mixing Midwestern wit with reflective humor about everyday life. Whether or not he said it in "Lake Wobegon Days" or one of his many essays, the idea resonates because it reminds us that engagement, reflection, and action matter more than passive presence, in church or anywhere else.

“Anyone who thinks sitting in church can make you a Christian must also think that sitting in a garage can make you a car.”
―(Attributed to) Garrison Keillor (1942- )
NO verifiable source exists

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Thank you, God, for this good life and forgive us if we do not love it enough. - Garrison Keillor
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Movie poster showing five of the principle cast on the top and five on the bottom. In the middle, a pink and red marquee with the text: FROM ROBERT ALTMAN AND GARRISON KEILLOR A PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION

Pizza and a movie night!
Sausage pizza by Hy-Vee.
A Prairie Home Companion by Robert Altman.
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Kenny The Bartender here, serving up a quote about cats. Hey, I didn't say it - Garrison Keillor did...
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Garrison Keillor

Born 7 August 1942, Garrison Keillor is the legendary radio host of the well-known live radio variety show ‘A Prairie Home Companion’. Also an acclaimed author, Keillor has published more than 15 books and is a regular columnist for ‘Time Magazine’ and ‘Atlantic Monthly’. #GarrisonKeillor

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Garrison Keillor is an American author, singer, humorist, voice actor, and radio personality. He created the Minnesota Public Radio show A Prairie Home Companion, which he hosted from 1974 to 2016.

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Street Level Zen: Stepmothers Remember: this is a test you cannot pass.

Street Level Zen: Stepmothers

In your honour, on Mother's Day.

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Street Level Zen: Stepmothers _Remember: This is a test you cannot pass._ This may be the best opening line ever. Not only is it memorable, it sums up the entire koan of step-parenthood, with Zen-worthy genius. Jōshū could have done no better. The fact that Beverly Rollwagen chose to open with the solution and then elaborate is further proof of her enlightenment. How to Become a Stepmother, by Beverly Rollwagen, is the definitive guide to a delicate undertaking, in six brief quatrains. Out of respect for the author's copyright I've linked to the full text on Garrison Keillor's site, rather than copying and pasting it here. Not only has my brother Garrison permission to post, but you can hear him read the poem aloud if you click on the audio link above the title. I heartily recommend it; Keillor is as good at reading poetry as Rollwagen is at writing it. (On a purely frivolous note: if Zen had come to the West a thousand years ago, so that monks here took names in our own languages rather than Asian ones, _Rollwagen_ could easily have been one of them. Check out this speculative Wikipædia entry from that parallel universe: "_Road Across the Moors_ is a collection of koans from the fourteenth century, popularly attributed to Zen hermit Rollwagen of the Yorkshire lineage.") An auspicious Mother's Day to Avalokiteshvara in all her disguises. Deep bow.

Street Level Zen: Stepmothers

In your honour on Mother's Day.

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What the silent man thinks The Column: 03.26.25

“We need to keep comedy flying, all the more so as we observe a successful fascist movement led by an aging playboy from Queens who has turned the Republican Party…into a cult.”
#resist #GarrisonKeillor

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January 1, 2000 broadcast with Butch Thompson, Maria Jette, Ann Reed, and Leo Kottke | A Prairie Home Companion Live from the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, with Rich Dworsky and the Guy's All-Star Shoe Band, Butch Thompson, soprano Maria Jette, folksinger Ann Reed, guitar virtuoso Leo Kottke.

Something I think we need more of right now...MUSIC! And amazing writing. A Prairie Home Companion was that light in a bottle that started in 1974. I found it in the 2000s and used to listen every week. It felt like going home. www.prairiehome.org/shows/57953.... #garrisonkeillor

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Look 👀the 🤮stuff on his face🙄.

THANK GOD you guys got him in time. He could have copy cat the other club shooter

. In Cleveland OHIO SUZIE Demosthenes used to drag me to clubs
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TONIGHT! We have the one-man humorist, storyteller, and famed author of “Prairie Home Companion” - GARRISON KEILLOR! 🚨 FEW TICKETS REMAINING!🚨 GET TICKETS NOW! 🎟 > bit.ly/3Ws3wqa or www.cactustheater.com | #lubbock #hubcity #cactustheater #garrisonkeillor #January2025 #tonight

Cactus Theater Week At A Glance! First, we have the one-man comedian, storyteller, and musician - GARRISON KEILLOR! Then we have a top-notch VIBE LBK tribute to The Beatles & The Rolling Stones. GET TICKETS NOW! 🎟 > bit.ly/3MRhFGf | #lubbock #hubcity #cactustheater #garrisonkeillor #BritishInvasion

NEW YEAR, NEW CACTUS! 🎆 We're kicking off 2025 with a slew of performing acts from locals to legends! Including a special Cactus Theater production at Buddy Holly Hall on Jan. 9th for AIR SUPPLY! GET TICKETS NOW! 🎟 > www.cactustheater.com | #lubbock #airsupply #garrisonkeillor #billyfgibbons

December is Reading a Book Month … A book is a gift you can open again and again. -Garrison Keillor

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On four occasions, Garrison Keillor has read her (Mary Mackey) poetry on his radio show/podcast The Writer’s Almanac.

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NEWS FROM LAKE WOBEGON - YouTube

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In the midst of #TavisSmiley #CharlieRose and #garrisonkeillor I would like to take this opportunity to point out that #GwendolynIfill served as a PBS journalist of outstanding integrity until her untimely death at 61. #NoScandals...

‘Actors hug, musicians hug, people were embracing every Saturday night, I stood off in the corner like a stone statue’ #garrisonkeillor www.startribune.com/garrison-keillor-reporte...

negatively influenced by #GarrisonKeillor ?

@KPCC @AirTalk Larry, re #GarrisonKeillor
1) Were there multiple accusations from various women?
2) Was this previous adjudicated in court or in some MPR arbitration setting?
3) Were the accusers or accuser people whose material/financial well being could be positively or