Looking for something cool and charitable to do tonight? Check out Powderhorn Empty Bowls. It starts at 11am and goes to 7pm Friday (today) only at Powderhorn Park.

You get to pick out a handmade bowl (donated by local artists), make a free-will donation, enjoy homemade soup and leave with your bowl — now empty. It’s a reminder that there are bowls that need filling in the area, and that you’ve done something to help.

The proceeds will benefit organizations who literally fill bowls…the food shelf at the Division of Indian Work, Sisters Camelot and the Powderhorn Park kitchen upgrade.

Has anyone gone before? What was your experience?

Image Soirée au MIA upoaded by Minneapolis Institute of of Arts —– Check out their calendar of events

I think this next item is really cool, Bob Collins and Mary Lucia have put their 5:15 segment online. I know with many folk Bob and Mary can inspire a love’em or hate’em situation, well you can put me in the love’em camp.
MPR News Cut: Fresh Eye on the Radio
Give it a listen.

*Update*Speaking of MPR,if you haven’t seen David Brauer’s, of Minnpost, piece on MPR Executive Pay check it out, especially the comments.

While Secrets of the City has art The Affair
AND
scandalOnline Protest Promotes Viewer Interaction

Citypages trys to help out Snoop, who was in town last night, with Advice for Snoop Dogg on getting high in the Twin Cities

My only advice to the Snoop Dogg would be don’t exhale, but I’ll bet he knows that already.

Since Crazy stays crazy

I’ll close it out with: Smart went crazy

VIA bigboxcar

What can I say? I like sunfish.

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“the sombrero is for anyone who doesn’t show up in costume.”

Image uploaded by The Queen of Subtle

Sadly I missed Q.O.S.’s Halloween party, but it sounds like everyone had a blast.

I did take the kids out (one was a ladybug and the other a goldfish, the wife was Little Bo Peep) and then we handed out candy.

Also, I made a scary 30 second video with my cameraphone to terrify the wife.

Between groups of kids arriving the Ladybug and I would walk around the street in front of my house. I’d drag my leg through the leaves and clink the machete against the road. Several kids stuttered out a “ya..ya…You’re really scary” as they they tenatively held out their bag for candy.

What did you do for Halloween? Was your costume horrifying?

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Know how we’re starting Monday out? With this:

photo by twodolla

I almost ran into this (literally) sometime last week when the city banned street parking during their street cleaning phase. Who throws a condom in a tree? I mean, c’mon.

*Attempts at rubber tree jokes will be ignored.

I managed to go 30+ years without getting knocked up. I suppose that’s not much of a surprise based on the homosexuality that coursing through my veins. In any case, when I met the hot piece of action (she’s also incredibly smart, funny and doesn’t beat me!) I call my girlfriend about a year and a half ago, I suddenly found myself with a tween pre-teen.

I’m always on the lookout for something for he and I to do. We get along like gangbusters, which is awesome, but I’m always trying to find something new pique his interest. He’s a video game, reading and computer kind of guy, where I’m a pass the vodka shots and let’s head to a baseball game kind of girl. I’m looking for compromise here.

But you know what I haven’t been able to find? Compromise between the two. Minneapolis Community Ed classes offer martial arts for his age group and that’s about it. If he were five the options would be endless; if he were 16, it’d be the same way. Since he’s stuck in between the whole child to man phase, I’m at a loss and would love some suggestions from anyone else that has a kid that’s just about to start growing hair in awkward places.

Here’s a post with two polls that may or may not be related. I know my own opinions, but I’m really curious about what you think.

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Here’s a pretty simple game of “Where in Minnesota Did I Take this Unaltered Picture?” Kudos to the first commenter who gets it right!

P.S. It has my favorite free views of the city.

Lake Harriet Bandshell uploaded by cichlee {novella}

Just the other day I was contemplating, much like the above image, about bringing on even more authors.

Unlike the beautiful image above I wasn’t enjoying the serene beauty of our lakes, I was being tossed out of a car at 50mph for not paying a debt in a timely fashion. ( Grandmas, what are you going to do right? )

That’s when it hit me, the road. Just kidding, it was the car behind us. No really, I think it was Bob Dylan on a motorscooter.

I digress.

What I really mean to say is more awesome writers!

Jon will be covering local outdoors, biking, and whatever else catches his interest.

Meghan likes to write about music and set things on fire. She can actually burn down a rock pile with just an ice cube and flynt.

And last to the party will be, Kara who will be starting mid-November and is going to take up the helm of fashion and intrigue . You may know Kara from MnDaily where she’s been rocking the fashion scene.

Please treat the new authors right, they are friendly, but armed and extremely dangerous.

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Image uploaded by Minneapolis Institure o Farts errr misread that Minneapolis Institure of Arts

The Doryphoros
120-50 B.C.
Pentelic marble
78 x 19 x 19 in. (198.12 x 48.26 x 48.26 cm)
Greece, Europe
The John R. Van Derlip Fund and Gift of funds from Bruce B. Dayton
86.6
On view at the MIA

HOW To Install Wallpaper on Your iPhone:
1. In Flickr, go to the screen that gives you the option for ‘medium’ or ‘original image’ sizes. Click ‘Original Size’
2. Tap and hold your finger on the image. When you see a pop-up box, choose ‘Save Image’
3. Go to your iPhone’s Camera Roll, choose the photo, tap the Action icon, then tap ‘Use As Wallpaper’

[Ok, I'll grow up now]

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