I didn't think we were going to get in at all, but we ended up "VIPs."I picked up Holly (who took the photo below) and we headed down 10th Street in St.

I received a copy of a news release touting the latest in State Fair foods, bacon dipped in chocolate.

Sign of the apocalypse or no, I will try this when we go to the State Fair on Saturday.

Are there any other decadent fair foods we can't miss? Have you tried these oddly named "Pig Lickers?"

The news release follows:

Do you get annoyed, as I do, when our gold-medal-winning athletes don't sing along to the National Anthem. They don't have to hit every high note, just mouth the words.

Couldn't they load the Star Spangled Banner onto the old iPod and give that a play every once in a while?

Is this a non-issue, not surprising or annoying. Vote in the poll by clicking the link below.

http://www.edenprairienews.com/when-gold-medal-athletes-dont-sing-along-...

Click here for Fire Chief George Esbensen's blog entry with video of the Eden Prairie Fire Department's Airport Crash Rescue truck and the fire it responded to on Eden Prairie Night Out Aug. 5.

http://edenprairieweblogs.org/georgeesbensen/post/568/

The following video by "mnhist101" shows the B-17G "Yankee Lady" taking off from Flying Cloud Airport during last weekend's AirExpo.

Have you tried "The Lazy Bloggers Post Generator?"

http://www.aussiebloggers.com.au/blogpost.html

Here's what it came up with for me:

"Goodness Gracious I just realised I have not updated this since last month... You would not believe my anguish at my misdoings. I prostrate myself in sorrow and beg thy forgiveness..

An improv group does the conga at the Eden Prairie Home Depot. Check out this Youtube video by PlanBMN.

The following is a letter in this week's issue:

Keep the train
I'm writing about the changes to Miller Park. Please don't get rid of the train. You can put ramps on the train, but please don't get rid of it.
Julianna Anderson

So, can anyone tell Julianna what's going to happen to the train? What are some of the specific playground improvements planned?

The following is a blog post from Ruth Anne Maddox, from our sister newspaper, the Shakopee Valley News: Once on vacation, I found a camera hanging by its string handle from the back of a bathroom door. What do you do with it? Step out of the bathroom and say, "Who lost a camera?" and expect that its rightful owner is the person who steps up to claim it?

Check out this video of when a student from the tour group I was with danced in front of the Eiffel Tower.