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Tomorrow is Halloween, and yes, kids do trick or treat in Shaw.
Last year Frozen Tropics had some really good tips for prepping for the day. Also if this is your first Halloween, you may want to check with neighbors to see if there is anyone else giving out candy, ’cause if yours is the lone house, it may decrease the numbers of kids showing up.
Kids have shown up on our block between 5:30 or 6:

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I can’t have my windows up because of you.
Yes, yes, you are very important, doing whatever it is that you do. I’m not sure if you were having a one-sided screaming match on your cell for work or pleasure, but you woke me up. On a rare moment when I thought I could feel free to open my bedroom window, let in the cool night air, and give the AC a break, you ruined it. Normally, I’d call the police

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New Blog

My next door neighbor B. has a blog. It’s still new so he’s feeling his way around. Jimbo and I have been helping him grasp the concept and purpose of blogging, so when you visit be nice.
The main, and eventual purpose of Bohemian Yankee in the Capital: Salty dog author talks history, sports, queer imagery and urban development is to promote two books that he has coming out, one on GLBT Hollywood

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Mojitos & Tater Tots

Friday I was in the mood for some homemade mojitos and store bought elementary school quality tater tots. But I wanted to share this desire & joy with others. So Saturday morning I decided I was going to have an impromptu party.
I’ve been wanting to do something along the lines of Apartment Therapy’s Open Door Family Dinner idea where there is little to no planning. So I figured on a very simple

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Halloween recap

Mari

Well it got to a slow start. 5pm, nothing. 6pm, nothing. 7pm, kids on the block hover on one side of the street and costumed relatives driven in hover with them.
Sometime between 7:30pm and 8:10pm an impromptu costumed block party breaks out, with blond little tykes in too cute costumes(with parents), running up and down the sidewalk around with black princess fairies, as teens in Scream/Jason

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Mr James Thompson (above, in foreground), the Activities Coordinator at Emmaus Services for the Aging, celebrated his 47th birthday this afternoon and invited some of the best party guests in the neighborhood to join him for a down home fish fry feast with fixins. The DJ on hand had mixed some classic rock and roll. As temperatures reached 100° outside today, it was pretty cool that Daniel “Breeze” Clayton (below, standing with hat), of Breeze Country (Cable Channel 99, Saturday at 8pm) came through to check out what was probably the hottest party in town this afternoon at 2pm. Happy birthday, Mr Thompson!

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Mr James Thompson (above, in foreground), the Activities Coordinator at Emmaus Services for the Aging, celebrated his 47th birthday this afternoon and invited some of the best party guests in the neighborhood to join him for a down home fish fry feast with fixins. The DJ on hand had mixed some classic rock and roll. As temperatures reached 100° outside today, it was pretty cool that Daniel “Breeze” Clayton (below, standing with hat), of Breeze Country (Cable Channel 99, Saturday at 8pm) came through to check out what was probably the hottest party in town this afternoon at 2pm. Happy birthday, Mr Thompson!

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