Monday Mishmash
Much happened over the weekend…but I had little to do with it. I wanted to attend one of the anti-war demonstrations that were going on, but travel isn’t an option just now. Would have settled for a local event, but couldn’t find any listed at Minneapolis IndyMedia. Oddly enough J discovered one such listing…while looking at cnn.com. What the huh? Very strange. It was a candle-light vigil taking place after the little man’s bedtime, so we skipped it. But there is a Women Against Military Madness-sponsored rally/march next Saturday afternoon that I’m planning to attend. Luckily the little man still fits into the stroller (but who knows for how much longer) so I should be able to cruise along with him. But today I’m at work, despite the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. Should have taken the day off, but my co-worker/boss beat me to it. When I was in high school (many eons ago) it wasn’t yet a school holiday, in our district anyhow. So a small group of us would leave school each year, take the city bus to the Capitol and attend a rally and march. Most of today’s holiday events are in St. Paul. I was hoping something would be going on near my office. But I may drive over at lunch for the MLK Boulevard dedication.
What I actually did over the weekend…hmmm. Lazed about a fair bit, in my jammies. Finished reading “The Return of the King“. Made some soup. Watched some indie eye candy, C.Q., with J. Made some vegan Mac’n'Cheese, with a side of broccoli (because I’m a big freak…or a little Jawa freak, apparently). Picked up some groceries at the co-op. Dude, what was I thinking with those Gardenburger riblets? Total impulse purchase. Yeah, they were good, but in a wrong sort of way. The texture and taste was a little too meatlike…but the bbq sauce was tasty. I definitely prefer Soul Vegetarian’s BBQ Twist. But Chicago’s more than a stone’s throw away, so I’ll have to stick to the occasional riblets, or homemade bbq tofu. Anywho…the main event of the weekend was a visit to a newly discovered, but hard to find, indoor playground. The little man loved it. I’m sure we’ll be visting again soon.
