I got inspired by RivB's (he's linked on my home page, I can't get the !@&#&$^ link thing to work again) list of 100 things to do in his hometown of Alpena, MI. Gosh, I said to myself, that is about 99 more fun things than one can get up to in good ol' Morton Grove. But then I got to wondering and started composing my own list. There's 100 things on it. Barely.
So, without further adieu, this is how we roll in the MG...
1. Go and get some soup at 7 Brothers (NOW! Before they close!). Call Heidi to find out what night they have their chicken rossamarina.
2. Take a new CRV for a test drive at Castle Honda.
3. Go and work out at "Club Fitness" at the Park District with the $7 resident day pass
4. Marvel that you are the youngest person at "Club Fitness."
5. Grab some Starbucks after your workout.
6. Get some cheap stuff at the Dollar Store
7. Head to Dominick's. Say hi to Luann
8. Read to Lucy (a guide dog) at the Morton Grove Public Library
9. Go to the Village Hall and take advantage of the Mayor's open door policy (because really? It's Morton Grove. What else does he have to do?)
10. Have a wet 'n wild trip down Harrer Pool's water slide.
11. Get some deals at Old Navy.
12. You look like you need a uniform. Or some scrubs, maybe? Go to the uniform store and go nuts.
13. Drag race down Dempster Street.
14. Sale at Shoe Carnival!!
15. Go to Kappy's for a snack. Feel sad that this will be your place to go when 7 Brothers closes.
16. Resolve to find another good family restaurant.
17. Tap your inner ballroom dancer and get lessons at Arthur Murray.
18. Stressed? How 'bout a Heavenly Massage?
19. Drive thru Burger King for a snickers sunday pie and a frozen coke.
20. Learn the history of Morton Grove (??) at the history museum. That should take 15 minutes.
21. Go to the Boy Scout pancake breakfast at the VFW hall.
22. Is it July? Get leered at by creepy carnies at the annual Krazy Daze Carnival.
23. Go to the bad side of town and take a dip at Oriole pool.
24. Run the mile around Harrer park with the Park View kids.
25. Go to the playground at Park View and recall that when you were a kid, there was no playground, just four or five metal climbing frames - on cement.
26. Enjoy the foliage in the forest preserve.
27. Go on a pony ride.
28. Avon calling... take a factory tour.
29. Get a bucket of chicken at popeye's.
30. Wonder how you will ever get to 100 at this rate.
31. Grab some live bait at the Ed Shirley fishing store (it is called something different now, I think, but have no idea what. This is how much I use my live bait.)
32. Hang around at Pequod's Pizza.
33. Wash down totally gross pizza with some beer from Bringer Inn.
34. Take a bike ride
35. If you are Jane's co-worker, you will take your bike ride after 33 but this is not adviseable.
36. Road trip! Off to Skokie for some shopping at Old Orchard.
37. Take a scrapbooking class at Michael's.
38. Also buy some yarn.
39. Throw a party and get all your supplies at the Card & Party store.
40. Listen to some soothing buzuki music and get cheap fruit at Produce World.
41. Don't forget the bowling!
42. Throw eggs at McCain Palin signs.
43. Go sledding down the hills by the expressway.
44. Back to Skokie. Watch your high school football team lose 200 - 7.
45. Spike your alumni tent cocoa.
46. Ummm.... Look through the Morton Grove Champion police blotter to see how many of your former classmates ended up in there.
47. Go back to Old Navy - it's performance fleece season!
48. Go to Zin-Mi Japanese steakhouse. Don't annoy the man with the knives.
49. Say hi to Robin in the Morton Grove Jewelers.
50. Get some snacks at Walgreens (there are several to choose from).
51. Collect golf balls and try to sell them back to the crazy golfers at chick evans.
52. Try not to hit a deer on Austin St.
53. Pick up a costume for your party at Magical Mystery Tour.
54. Annoy your allergies by poking through the dusty treasures at Magazine Memories. Don't linger too long though, or you will turn out like their slightly oddball proprietor.
55. Get better pizza at Giordano's.
56. Hair a mess? Say hi to Cathy at Faust of Italy for awesome cut and color.
57. Run around in Sports Authority and pretend to be athletic.
58. It is sad how much I have to think about this.
59. Nosh on some baked goods at Meier's Bakery
60. Find The Lord (or Allah, even. The MG has its own mosque!)
61. Go back to Park View and see how many of your teachers are still there.
62. Feel really really old.
63. Get some more coffee, at DD this time. Also get some ice cream and a sandwich, just because you can, baby. Just because you can.
64. Trade up on your fitness membership and go to Bally's instead.
65. Say f*ck this workout crap and get a Blizzard and some regional favorites at Dairy Queen instead.
66. Drink some bubble tea from Chill at the gazebo in Harrer Park.
67. Trawl the garage sales.
68. Rent the Mansfield Park field house for your rockin' party.
69. Back to Dominick's. Get a six pack.
70. Drink it.
71. Nope, still in Morton Grove.
72. Cheer on Kim's softball team
73. Got the need for speed? Go really fast down Central. Wave to my house as you fly by.
74. Go to 7/11 and hang around for a while. Buy a slurpee and a lottery ticket.
75. Hungover from Bringer Inn? Order Chinese from the Palace.
76. Switch banks from MB Financial to B of A. Just for the hell of it.
77. Go to the 4th of July parade. Jeer at local Republicans and heckle the wandering candidates. Or just get a boatload of candy.
78. Hang around on "the bridge" by the river. Maybe even club some rats, or something.
79. Cheer on da Bears/Bulls/Sox/Cubbies at Rivals
80. Rent a backhoe at Ace Rental and go around backhoing (tee hee).
81. Rent a U-Haul and... I don't know, drive around.
82. Help disabled children by volunteering at Molloy school.
83. Ole, everybody! Get some chimichangas (with a side of murderous intrique) at El Sol restaurant.
84. Get a room at the Best Western and go crazy with the continental breakfast.
85. Need the latest installment of the Buffy comic? Hit the comic store.
86. Visit the pot-bellied pig at the Morton Grove Animal hospital.
87. Go to Aldi's and pay 25 stupid cents for a shopping cart. Leave it at the farthest point in the parking lot for sweet revenge.
88. While you're on that side of town, take a side trip to Niles. Go to Fluky's, catch a movie at Golf Mill's new theaters, and find the latest Go Designer at Target.
89. Wait, there's a Walmart in Niles, too. That could be fun times.
90. Still in Niles, use your new scrapbooking supplies and go to scrap mania at Archivers. Make a huge mess, but only if your friends aren't working.
91. Relive the good old days at the Harms Road block party.
92. Be dazzled by the pyrotechnics display at the 4th of July fireworks. One. at. a. time.
93. Use your CVS card and get 4 miles of coupons. Sweet!
94. Go to the other dunkin' donuts (the one that used to be Mister Donut) for some coffee and munchkins.
95. Get all excited about mini-golf only to realize that Par King is closed. Damn. Back to Skokie.
96. Check out the sweet deals at K&G
97. Underage? No worries. The guy at the convenience store on Waukegan and Beckwith doesn't card.
98. Drive around town and look at the holiday lawn decorations.
99. If you are still in the mood for a drive, take in the scenic sights and sounds of the expressway on Frontage Rd.
100. Hang out at the Morton Grove train station. Hop a train somewhere else.
Whew!
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