To try and bring the thread back to its original subject (me

), I am happy to report the evenings festivities went off without a hitch. The rain stopped about two hours before the party, only one cop showed up and he went away stuffed with bratwurst, potato salad, and half of a cheesecake, no injuries occurred, and the invasion of Texas by Oklahoma and Arkansas was easily stopped.

Another successful neighborhood-bonding event!
-Blast