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Question of the day

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* It’s Friday, we’re all very busy, harried and a bit cranky. Plus, the QOTD is extra late. Sorry about that. So, here’s an easy one…

* What are you doing for the Memorial Day weekend?

posted by Rich Miller
Friday, May 22, 09 @ 11:46 am

Comments

1. Michigan.

   Comment by wordslinger Friday, May 22, 09 @ 11:49 am

2. Kind of a big state. Care to be more specific? lol

   Comment by Rich Miller Friday, May 22, 09 @ 11:50 am

3. Heading down I-65 to the Indy 500!!!!

   Comment by I'm just saying, Friday, May 22, 09 @ 11:51 am

4. Going to Washington, DC to visit my uncle. Also plan to visit Arlington National Cemetery to remind myself why we’re all getting Monday off work.

   Comment by Fire Ron Guenther Friday, May 22, 09 @ 11:53 am

5. Ludington State Park, about an hour north of Muskegon on Lake Michigan. Lovely place.

   Comment by wordslinger Friday, May 22, 09 @ 11:53 am

6. Sleep. Gonna try to avoid the bars, but that is always a tough feat to pull off.

   Comment by Speaking at Will Friday, May 22, 09 @ 11:58 am

7. I didn’t even realize it was a holiday weekend until yesterday. Living in a bubble.

   Hopefully, boating and bbq-ing with friends, family, etc.

   Comment by Rich Miller Friday, May 22, 09 @ 12:00 pm

8. White Sox at Cellular Field!!

   Comment by beth Friday, May 22, 09 @ 12:04 pm

9. Boating on the Fox River. Than a bar b Que. with family.

   Comment by Boscobud Friday, May 22, 09 @ 12:05 pm

10. Spring Cleaning!!!

    Comment by Heartless Libertarian Friday, May 22, 09 @ 12:05 pm

11. same thing we do every year: gaelic park for the weekend and bro-in-law’s cookout on monday…

    Comment by bored now Friday, May 22, 09 @ 12:08 pm

12. Yardwork and BBQ. The plan is voluntary house arrest!

    Comment by Louis G. Atsaves Friday, May 22, 09 @ 12:08 pm

13. Checking out the The Greatest Spectacle in Racing

    Comment by OneMan Friday, May 22, 09 @ 12:09 pm

14. Celebrating. A High School graduation and our 25th wedding anniversary….and they said it wouldn’t last!

    Comment by waiting for my spouse Friday, May 22, 09 @ 12:09 pm

15. Graduation parties, yard work and a possible cookout.

    Comment by Toni H. Friday, May 22, 09 @ 12:16 pm

16. working out. lots of 12 oz curls.

    Comment by Happy Friday, May 22, 09 @ 12:16 pm

17. Indy 500!

    Comment by nick Friday, May 22, 09 @ 12:19 pm

18. Visiting with family in Galesburg; been too long.

    Comment by Paul, Just This Guy, You Know? Friday, May 22, 09 @ 12:20 pm

19. Nothing. Saving my money for all the impending tax hikes of doom.

    Comment by Leroy Friday, May 22, 09 @ 12:21 pm

20. I’m going to let a certain hockey team break my heart this weekend.

    Comment by Scooby Friday, May 22, 09 @ 12:21 pm

21. Yardwork, beer, landscaping, beer, cookout, (lots of beer), Angels & Demons (popcorn)…

    Comment by Anonymous Coward Friday, May 22, 09 @ 12:24 pm

22. Parades and 2 grill action!

    Comment by Rep David Miller Friday, May 22, 09 @ 12:24 pm

23. I plan on spending the weekend praying that Madigan, Cullerton and other members of the General Assembly tell Collins and his Commission “go away”.

    I am truly tired of these supposedly “do gooders” that have no basis in fact to support their position as it pertains to the General Assembly!

    Comment by MOON Friday, May 22, 09 @ 12:31 pm

24. Licking my wounds from yesterday’s baseball smackdown: Sox lose 20-1 and Cubs get swept by Cardinals. Ugh! Other than that 2 graduations, 2 birthday parties and Indy 500 on TV (remember when they showed it tape delayed?)

    Comment by Vote Quimby! Friday, May 22, 09 @ 12:34 pm

25. Spending time on the rules for a new game called Boxing Cross. The central theme is how many more times SGOPs will jam it to Cross this session. The current count is 3…..Any rules suggestions will be incorporated. We will also be working with CapFax to develop prizes for the winner.
    Have a great weekend

    Comment by Boxing Cross Friday, May 22, 09 @ 12:37 pm

26. I’m going to take the boat out and cruise by the Miller compound on Lake Springfield this Sunday

    Comment by DC Friday, May 22, 09 @ 12:38 pm

27. taking part in the 32nd Annual Ridge Run in the beautiful Beverly neighborhood.

    Comment by Southsider Friday, May 22, 09 @ 12:38 pm

28. I will be up in northern Wisconsin (Door Cty) with family. Wish I could say I would be boating - will be working on the old hull anyway. On Monday, there is a service at a local cemetery - we attend to pay respects and listen to my niece plays taps. She is an Iraq veteran, Wisc National Guard. Now in OCS and pursuing a law degree. You can tell I am one proud uncle!

    Comment by dupage dan Friday, May 22, 09 @ 12:39 pm

29. Sitting in front of a television most of the day Sunday (Monaco Grand Prix, Indy, and maybe even part of the NASCAR race) and outside with the kids the rest of the weekend.

    Comment by Skeeter Friday, May 22, 09 @ 12:42 pm

30. Making a six hour drive to Skokie for my mother-in-laws 91st birthday celebration. Then making the six hour drive BACK to God’s country.

    Comment by Deep South Friday, May 22, 09 @ 12:52 pm

31. Playing basketball with high school kids at Eckhart Park, probably.

    Comment by Ramsin Friday, May 22, 09 @ 1:04 pm

32. Gardening/resting/more gardening

    Comment by erstwhilesteve Friday, May 22, 09 @ 1:05 pm

33. The husband has to work Monday, so I volunteered to do the usual fishing and hot dogs with the grandkids and my daughter. The son is suppose to get the pontoon boat out into it’s summer spot for us. Bet I get worm duty, but maybe they’ll roast me a marshmallow.

    Comment by Princess Friday, May 22, 09 @ 1:07 pm

34. Car show, wedding, church, ballgame.

    Comment by Little Egypt Friday, May 22, 09 @ 1:07 pm

35. making tin foil hats

    Comment by Ghost Friday, May 22, 09 @ 1:10 pm

36. Saturday
    7:00 AM - Decide to get out of bed as the VanillaTwins and VanillaPre-Schoolers try to craw out of cribs and beds. Kisses and smiles all around. Open windows to air rooms of pee smells.
    7:50 AM - VanillaWife leaves for gym as VanillaMan feeds kids a myriad of frozen breakfast foods with syrup and ketchup - as needed.
    9:00 AM - VanillaMan dresses kids and begins to unlock security gates and door locks to release kids into backyard.
    9:30 AM - VanillaWife returns. VanillaMan grabs oldest VanillaPre-Schooler and heads to gym in order to find time to shower, shave and brush teeth as VanillaPre-Schooler enjoys dance.
    12:00 PM - Neighbor brings more VanillaPre-Schoolers and VanillaToddler to house for lunch and playtime.
    12:30 PM to 5:00 PM - Wearing plaid shorts while sitting in a shaded backyard controlling three toddlers and two pre-schoolers as they cheerfully rip everything up. Between diaper changes, they drink juice Capri-Sun fruit flavored water, and I drink The Glenlivet. I padlock the fence gates to keep the neighborhood safe.
    5:00 PM - Grilled foods are eaten.
    6:30 PM - Bathtime for all humans under age of 5.
    7:30 PM - Bedtime for all humans under age of 5.
    7:31 PM - VanillaMan cuddles up to VanillaWife and sees how far he can get.

    Sunday - Repeat, replace church with gym.
    Monday - Repeat, replace The Glenlivet with Glenmorangie.

    Comment by VanillaMan Friday, May 22, 09 @ 1:12 pm

37. Golfing with my older daughter this afternoon. Helping coach my younger daughter’s softball team on Monday. Mowing and trimming sometime in between. Hope to get some grilling in, also.

    Comment by Fan of the Game Friday, May 22, 09 @ 1:14 pm

38. Anxiously waiting (because daughter is VERY anxiously waiting) for the pool to be filled at our apartment complex

    Comment by Secret Square Friday, May 22, 09 @ 1:25 pm

39. Wedding and Memorial Day veterans’ cemetery service with my husband and his two brothers, veterans of Vietnam.

    Comment by 3 beers to springfield Friday, May 22, 09 @ 1:26 pm

40. Reds vs Indians in Cincy with family.

    Comment by RobRoy Friday, May 22, 09 @ 1:28 pm

41. Turn the cellphone off and just chill with the family.

    Comment by Jake from Mell-y-wood Friday, May 22, 09 @ 1:29 pm

42. VM,
    Good luck with 7:32

    Comment by OneMan Friday, May 22, 09 @ 1:37 pm

43. I’m thinking about taking my kid to the St. Louis Zoo.

    Comment by Lou Ferrigno's Wallet Friday, May 22, 09 @ 1:42 pm

44. Forgot to add covering the local Memorial Day service for my local rag and pay honor to our veterans…remember the reason for the season!

    Comment by Vote Quimby! Friday, May 22, 09 @ 1:46 pm

45. Triple-consolidated family birthday party, Lakers, Wood Dale Parade

    Comment by Obamarama Friday, May 22, 09 @ 1:56 pm

46. It rains every Memorial Day it seems. I’ve given up on Gaelic Park having lost too many shoes to the mud over the years. Between the spilled beer and torrential rains, being ankle deep in the mud is a tradition I won’t miss.

    One place I know I won’t be is here. Enjoy the weekend Rich. If you can.

    Comment by 47th Ward Friday, May 22, 09 @ 2:01 pm

47. I’m going to watch the new TV hit: “I’m a Rutan-Exempt, get me Out Of Here!”

    “Release the bees!”

    Comment by The Rapture is Coming Friday, May 22, 09 @ 2:05 pm

48. Going over to my parents Saturday and fixing my dad’s bicycle. I’ll probably get roped into other duties as they come up.

    Helping my brother and sister-in-law move on Sunday. After, I have a cousin’s graduation from high school.

    Monday is a family barbecue. Looking to try out a new way to prepare baby back ribs.

    Comment by Anon in BB Friday, May 22, 09 @ 2:14 pm

49. Michigan, specifically boating & skiing and maybe a little fishing and a lot of drinking!

    Comment by Stones Friday, May 22, 09 @ 2:36 pm

50. crying in my soon-to-be-more-expensive beer. hehehe

    Comment by Erickson Friday, May 22, 09 @ 3:04 pm

51. I will take part in one of the nation’s oldest Memorial Day ceremonies in Carbondale at Woodlawn Cemetery.

    I will also watch baseball and bask in the glow of the Cardinal’s sweep of the Cubs (someone had to get it in somewhere)!

    Comment by Old Shepherd Friday, May 22, 09 @ 3:05 pm

52. Hot date with the future “Miss America.” : P~

    Comment by Dirtybird Friday, May 22, 09 @ 3:08 pm

53. One word about the subscriber extra: WOW!

    Comment by Vote Quimby! Friday, May 22, 09 @ 3:22 pm

54. My wife and I have a Memorial Day weekend tradition of taking a broom, grass clippers and a dozen or so small U.S. flags to a local cemetery, for sprucing-up the headstones of military veterans.

    We’re not hyper-patriots or big flag-wavers. But I’m descended from a long line of vets whose graves are hours away from our home, so the wife and I like to quietly honor those who’ve passed on and rest in cemeteries closer to us.

    And perhaps we all could say THANK YOU to the vets selling poppies on street corners this weekend!

    Comment by Linus Friday, May 22, 09 @ 3:34 pm

55. Lou F, St. Louis Zoo is a great place to take the kids, as is it’s location in beautiful Forest Park. Admission is free, and you can scout a place to park.

    If you can swing it, take the kids to the City Museum, just north of the stadiums. Truly original, you’ll all have a blast.

    Comment by wordslinger Friday, May 22, 09 @ 4:14 pm

56. just finished 18 holes-thanks very much veterans!

    Comment by Loop Lady Friday, May 22, 09 @ 4:29 pm

57. Spending time with family, BBQ, grad party and praying session ends next week.

    Comment by Give Me A Break Friday, May 22, 09 @ 5:03 pm

58. Heading over to the cemetery, yard and housework, trying out some new recipes, reading, catching a movie with the kinder who just got home from school for the summer, pretending I’m working on my first novel, and visiting mom.

    Comment by Anonymous Saturday, May 23, 09 @ 11:00 pm

59. Door County Wisconsin. Then visiting Frank LLoyd Wright buildings for a week.

    Comment by Rhino Monday, May 25, 09 @ 10:40 pm

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