We held the First Annual Walton Global Warming BBQ this past Sunday, complete with beach/ocean theme (hey, we'll be beach-front when the ocean rises) and carbon offsets for the people who used the most fossil fuels to get to the party. I'm proud of the fact that everyone seemed to have a good time, from 6-month-olds to hard-partying grad students. I even made just the right amount of food for once--there was only enough left to make me confident that everyone had enough to eat. Here's the scorecard from the party:
Hits:
slingshot duck from my Dad that quacks when it hits a wall
plum wings (although I made it with legs)
grilled habanero pork tenderloin(even better with the plum sauce from the wings)
time of day (3 pm)--great for people with little kids and people who might want to go to rowdier events afterward
Alaskan Summer Ale--We bought out the only store in town that carries it. :)
"The Day After Tomorrow" playing in the background
Misses:
time of day--not enough room for everyone inside, and it was dang hot on the porch. maybe we should get an apartment facing East instead of West
table for food outside--see above
floating cow bath toys in the lemon punch--looked more like field run-off than a cow that need to learn to swim because of climate change
grow-in-water mermaid that takes 24 hours to grow
Trying to watch "An Inconvenient Truth" at the end of the party. Okay, I hear some people liked it. I, however, fell asleep during the opening credits.
Oh, sounds like a lot of fun. We wish we could have been there with you guys. Well, now you will have to come and visit us in Moscow. We’ll have a Global Cooling Party in the snow :).
Posted by: Mumpers at June 27, 2007 3:40 PM