This is a con being put on by some friends of mine and I think it'll be lots of fun. I just stole this from their LJ.:)
Please visit our Website:

http://www.minneapplecon.com/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1

Check out info about our exciting Guests of Honor, (we have several hehe)

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Somebody is giving away a Macaw! I want it! Can't have it. But I want it! I feel like a four year old and the parent all at the same time.:)

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So it has been brought to my attention that people are already making plans for October so I'm putting this up here and will work on further information later.

On October 7th in Como Park the Down Syndrome Association of Minnesota is having their Buddy Walk to raise funds and awareness. Nico and at least myself will be coming back to the Twin Cities ( Read more... )

This household had a fabulous weekend. Many Thank Yous to all the people who made it possible!

We started Friday by going over to Harriet Manor for some grilled pork loin and birthday cake. David's brother and his family drove up for the reception because they're really sweet and it was David's niece's 4th birthday so we needed cake. It was really ( Read more... )

I would like to wish a Happy Birthday to the late Rachel Carson. I once wrote a 12 page paper on her legacy and the part she played in the modern environmental movement. For those unfamiliar she wrote a book entitled Silent Spring, it detailed some of the horrors of pesticides and their effect on living things, intentional and otherwise.

I found a ( Read more... )

WooHoo! My shop, ok technically Ken's shop, but the place I'm the cheesebuyer won! We won City Pages Best of Twin Cities award for Best Cheese Selection! I'm so happy! Premier Cheese Market wins!

This is great. Did I mention the happy? Plus as an added bonus we beat Surdyk's! I was just lamenting the other day how the last time Surdyk's won I read ( Read more... )

I am mad. People are pissing me off. Stop implying that our party was an SEMP. Really. That era has past. Most of the people playing at the party weren't around for most of those. Or alternately were shunned when they were happening because others didn't think them good enough or like their music. There are a couple of people still active from that ( Read more... )

Right. Here we are. Still preggers. Still home.

We had a nice holiday weekend with some tasty nibblets and good company. I like pancakes and weddings and parties. Hooray for people getting married and others who throw fabulous parties. By the way, Thank You
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I saw this link in a friends journal and have a couple of comments.

Article by Seymour Hersh

"A government consultant with close ties to the civilian leadership in the Pentagon said that Bush was “absolutely convinced that Iran is going to get the bomb” if it is not stopped. He said that the President believes that he must do “what no Democrat or ( Read more... )