I made it to MIS this morning for some interviews and got home before one o’clock, so I was ab
le to get a quick nap in and not be too worn out to make it downtown for the BWL Chili Cook-Off. I picked my girlfriend up from work and we headed to the Lansing Center for her dinner break. I was exepcting them to move it inside because of the rain, but by the time we got to Michigan and Cedar, it was pretty obvious things were still outside. We found on-street parking then got in line to get our wristbands and get inside.
Our plan of attack was simple. Start at the end and work our way down booth-by-booth. That worked for about five minutes. You could tell which ones were really good because of the lines. We skipped over a few thinking we’d come back later.
Let me back track a little bit here and say this is a great event. I was complaining on the way downtown that Lansing doesn’t get a lot of concerts like our old hometown gets. She was quick to point out that what Lansing lacks in concerts they make up for in community events. A few weeks ago, we took advantage of the Be a Tourist In Your Own Town and tonight’s Chili Cook-Off was better than we could have imagined. Read the rest of this entry »
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