What do you have planned for 2007's National Night Out? Got any good games planned? Have some winning recipes at your fingertips?
My neighborhood didn't convene, so I think I'll have to whip up something casual. (Read: I'll end up tossing some steaks and shrimp on the grill and wave down my favorite neighbors across the alley for some food and talk.) To be honest I neglected the big national party until I heard that some MPR DJs would be passing out recipes at local grocery stores.
Of course The Current will again "provide the soundtrack to your block party," and you can even download recipes from The Current hosts (reqs Adobe Reader). Deville's guacamole sounds pretty good right now...
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No plans for our neighborhood that I'm aware of. I think most of our neighbors are on vacation anyway.
You going to listen anyway, and have your own not-so-national night out in the backyard?
Hmmm. Julia, I see exciting grilling for you in the near future. Lots of steak and... what's this? TOFU? Yay, I'll be there with bells on!
*She peers into her crystal ball.
Frick, I see a little pup tent set up in the frozen foods aisle at Cub. Lots of beer is involved.
Okay, I know you're not in the salt mines this week, but it's still rather startling to see you here!
Say, make FFCG do the door hangers for the event.
Hi Zelda, I truly didn't mean to startle you!
Mark, I've always wondered exactly why one would choose that particular method of transportation for a trip to hades. Why not a bicycle basket, picnic basket or bread basket?
After all, a bicycle or picnic basket can be decorated in gay, fun colors, with fresh flowers, just as a hand basket may. Now, a bread basket I suppose could be painted brightly, but that's about it. Oh, maybe some spiffy decals could be placed on the bread basket. I still vote for hand basket, though... I'm putting a polka-dotted ribbon on mine!
(I think I've been reading too many of those old 1930s "House Beautiful" magazines.)
Personally, I think I'd take the picnic basket, all decked out with red gingham check lining and a loaf of pain Francais and a bottle of good wine. Then I wouldn't mind so much having to go to hell.
Auntie, can you help me out with this thread? It's the guy who thinks we shouldn't rebuild the bridge in Minneapolis. (He lives in Vermont.)
http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.jsp?articleId=281474977074530
It bothers me that the writer assumes we all just adore the humongous interstate highway that tore apart our beautiful city neighborhoods 50 years ago. I wish I could go back in time to talk to the highway planners and convince them NOT to gut the citiies. But hey, they did, and that bridge was an integral part of the interstate system. The writer implies that we're just a bunch of gas-guzzling lazy butts here in Minnesota and we ought to damn well just change our way of life and bike to work.
The writer is an ignorant doofus who is critiquing something about which he knows absolutely nothing. I await his critique of the VERMONT highway system with bated breath.
Well, gotta run. I'm taking my nephew to dinner at Joe's Garage. Yum! Onie's joining us, too.
I forgot, about three ice cubes also, but only because it'll be hot
Mark Robinson, you're one of a kind.
Tofu? TOFU? Zeldapie, I didn't prepare any tofu for grilling. (I like to freeze the extra firm tofu, thaw it, slice it, and carefully grill it for the staunch veggietarians in my life. They better know I love 'em.) In other news, you do have decorating style.
Your civilized block parties sound nice, M M. Do you all bring instruments and jam or is it just sorta easy going?
Richard, I suspect more people would participate in National Night Out if you were hosting.
Turned out very quiet for me. Ended up talking to a few neighbors on the bordering blocks that hosted events, and stopped in at a local shop or two (hey, they're neighbors, too) but that was it. I didn't even want to grill. It was hot and I was beat.
Loungers: I'll have to check out the playlist (this should be the correct link) but all I can say is ... SWEET. No really, Sweet! On the radio!