tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post4434304062723955883..comments2024-03-29T08:51:36.088+00:00Comments on Shadows & Light: Anniversaries and PreparationsSteve Reedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-63564614911958310482012-08-20T16:36:24.167+01:002012-08-20T16:36:24.167+01:00festivals are fun, street festivals are fun as lon...festivals are fun, street festivals are fun as long as you are one of the revelers. Not so much fun if it's happening in front of your house. There used to be a big street festival every year in a part of town that I lived in briefly but not in my immediate area. The neighborhood complaints became so great that the city eventually quit issuing the permit. ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-17010054323915836642012-08-20T13:47:24.092+01:002012-08-20T13:47:24.092+01:00OMG, Steve. Just followed your links and it's ...OMG, Steve. Just followed your links and it's no wonder you want to escape to the country with all that going on right under your window! Yikes. All I have to worry about is our annual block party. ;)<br /><br />I hate random violence. I mean, what's the point of smashing the windows on the car of someone you don't know for fun?Lynnehttp://www.rickandlynne.com/lynnenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-26881336657424170042012-08-20T12:15:35.702+01:002012-08-20T12:15:35.702+01:00Good plan- to get the hell out of Dodge. I do not ...Good plan- to get the hell out of Dodge. I do not have the gene that makes people want to congregate and party. <br />Yes, lovely photo! Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-57750693014300144302012-08-20T06:37:52.590+01:002012-08-20T06:37:52.590+01:00I used to HATE the street fairs in New York City w...I used to HATE the street fairs in New York City when I lived there -- such a nightmare of noise and sweaty, screaming revelers. I sound like Scrooge, I guess!<br /><br />The hat photo is wonderful -- I once made a cake that looked exactly like one of those hats!Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03313726816776097840noreply@blogger.com