Fare for All MN - Holiday Packs!

Many Twin Cities families will be faced with high food prices this holiday season. Instead of having to scale back on their Thanksgiving meal, anyone is welcome to purchase a $30 holiday pack through Fare For All Express. Much like a traveling grocery store, Fare For All Express is a program that sells fresh produce and frozen meat for up to 40 percent less than grocery store prices.

Throughout the month of November, $30 holiday packs will be available for sale at all Fare For All Express locations. The package will contain a 10-12 pound turkey, pie, frozen vegetables, cranberries, bread, and other items to complete a holiday meal. At almost half of a typical grocery store price, it is the perfect way to get a great Thanksgiving dinner for less. There is no need to pre-order the package.

http://www.emergencyfoodshelf.org/OurFamilyOfPrograms/ffa/

The Beatles can always be rediscovered

I happened to have the inspiration to do a SHERLOCK Beatles parody pic yesterday (luckily there are fans of both) and I began watching videos, mostly from the era of the film HELP from 1965 - which, despite my age, means they were before me. But my mom and dad had some Beatles records, which I remember playing on one of those plastic-carry case record players, the kind where you needed an adapter to put on a 45 single. (yes, sounds like caveman days to you but not Martin Freeman I suspect) anywhoo.

This was the first record I bought from the local 7-11. (for some reason, at the back of the counter in a glass case they only had two records both Beatles albums, the red compliation and the blue one - and that's the only time I recall a 7-11 having records)



When I was a kid I enjoyed the early Beatles and when I was older could get into 'No.9' *snorfle* I remember standing in front of a neighbors mirror wall and playing 'Beatles' friends were Paul and John, I loved being George or Ringo. (I AND SAW RINGO PERFORM WITH THE BEACH BOYS YES I DID) And of course, we knew songs by heart and would often sing them as we rode bikes or played on jungle gyms (does anyone have these in their backyards anymore that are not wood)

Every once and awhile I'm reminded of the Beatles, a song, or watch one of my fave films 'A Hard Day's Night' and I'm just amazed that THEY WERE ONLY TOGETHER SEVEN YEARS people, they went from 'I Want to Hold Your Hand' to 'The Long and Winding Road' sure, we hear constantly that they changed the face of music, blah blah, but take a moment, step back, watch a video and remember that they were four young incredibly charismatic people, amazingly talented, and their songs are singable, so sing one, you feel better.

Though I have to admit, I'm so glad they came BEFORE internet fandom, hee hee. CAN YOU IMAGINE? (no pun intended)