http://www.ziki.com/en/phil-young+149015 Wed, 13 Oct 2010 14:45:52 +0200 120 My aggregated content at ziki.com http://www.ziki.com/en/phil-young+149015/post/eden-prairie-colors+12696489 No, I'm not talking about the marching band event or the changing of the leaves--I'm talking about campaign signs.  Signs are popping up everywhere and never have I seen such a wide variety of colors.  In addition to the usual blue and red, of various shades, I see purple, brown, yellow, green, and even one with a hint of orange.

And, in follow up to a post of a few weeks ago, today I saw two Mark Dayton signs in Eden Prairie.

Most people ignore campaign signs. I enjoy them.  I look at them as I drive down city streets, trying to see trends and patterns in sign placement.  Often all of the DFL or GOP signs are placed in the same yard. But, not always.  Sometimes I'll notice unusual patterns and I enjoy trying to guess at how the pattern was determined.

I remember four years ago when I ran for mayor I got a call in the last couple of weeks before the election from someone wanting a sign.  That was a rare treat as most of my sign locations were developed the hard way--by me asking at the door.

I drove to his house and had waited for five minutes in my car wondering if I was at the right house as the yard had a single sign in it--for Mike Hatch. 

He had a great location on Duck Lake Trail that I really wanted. I finally mustered up the courage to ring the bell.  Sure enough, it was the right house.  I introduced myself, shook his hand, thanked him, all the while hoping he would shed some light on why he decided to call.  He gave no hint. ]]> Wed, 13 Oct 2010 14:45:52 +0200 tag:ziki.com,2010:/article/12696489 http://twitter.com/PhilYoung101/statuses/25538721609 PhilYoung101: http://philyoung.businesscard2.com/]]> Sun, 26 Sep 2010 01:11:55 +0200 tag:ziki.com,2010:/article/12692920 http://twitter.com/PhilYoung101/statuses/25538657532 PhilYoung101: tough football day for the Eden Prairie Youngs. Ian's orange crush got beat. Notre Dame got smoked.]]> Sun, 26 Sep 2010 01:11:01 +0200 tag:ziki.com,2010:/article/12692921 http://twitter.com/PhilYoung101/statuses/25538598062 PhilYoung101: or this one http://philyoungedenprairie.blogspot.com/]]> Sun, 26 Sep 2010 01:10:12 +0200 tag:ziki.com,2010:/article/12692922 http://twitter.com/PhilYoung101/statuses/25538572415 PhilYoung101: read my blog http://philyoungedenprairie.wordpress.com/]]> Sun, 26 Sep 2010 01:09:49 +0200 tag:ziki.com,2010:/article/12692923 http://twitter.com/PhilYoung101/statuses/25523928610 PhilYoung101: Jon Duckstad for Mayor of Eden Prairie. Spread the word.]]> Sat, 25 Sep 2010 21:08:46 +0200 tag:ziki.com,2010:/article/12692924 http://twitter.com/PhilYoung101/statuses/25368465192 PhilYoung101: Stall tactics at play at Eden Prairie City Council. Liberals want nothing more done this year.]]> Fri, 24 Sep 2010 04:53:16 +0200 tag:ziki.com,2010:/article/12692013 http://twitter.com/PhilYoung101/statuses/25317134967 PhilYoung101: rainy thursday. Bad night for football practice. Coach--please cancel!]]> Thu, 23 Sep 2010 17:29:59 +0200 tag:ziki.com,2010:/article/12692014 http://twitter.com/PhilYoung101/statuses/25317098418 PhilYoung101: Mortgage rates at low 4s? Unbelievable. I refi-ed in Feb. at 5 and thought it was at bottom.]]> Thu, 23 Sep 2010 17:29:33 +0200 tag:ziki.com,2010:/article/12692015 http://twitter.com/PhilYoung101/statuses/25268383013 PhilYoung101: Jon Duckstad for mayor of Eden Prairie--he had another good night at the council last night!]]> Thu, 23 Sep 2010 04:13:01 +0200 tag:ziki.com,2010:/article/12692016 http://twitter.com/PhilYoung101/statuses/25268322807 PhilYoung101: Twins clinch! Good news. Now, about those Vikings...]]> Thu, 23 Sep 2010 04:12:15 +0200 tag:ziki.com,2010:/article/12692017 http://twitter.com/PhilYoung101/statuses/25268298384 PhilYoung101: Son Pat's White Sharks football team got crushed by Orange, 32-0. Ouch!]]> Thu, 23 Sep 2010 04:11:57 +0200 tag:ziki.com,2010:/article/12692018 http://twitter.com/PhilYoung101/statuses/25111809051 PhilYoung101: Pat has football game tonight against Orange. Should be good game. I have city council meeting.]]> Tue, 21 Sep 2010 14:09:56 +0200 tag:ziki.com,2010:/article/12692019 http://twitter.com/PhilYoung101/statuses/25050583382 PhilYoung101: Pat went to scout camp over the weekend. Had to cook for his patrol. Chili mac surprise.]]> Mon, 20 Sep 2010 21:13:17 +0200 tag:ziki.com,2010:/article/12692020 http://twitter.com/PhilYoung101/statuses/25050549998 PhilYoung101: Twins, though, are looking good.]]> Mon, 20 Sep 2010 21:12:43 +0200 tag:ziki.com,2010:/article/12692021 http://twitter.com/PhilYoung101/statuses/24989522837 PhilYoung101: Minnesota Vikings lose a heartbrearker today. 0-2? Yikes.]]> Mon, 20 Sep 2010 04:34:44 +0200 tag:ziki.com,2010:/article/12692022 http://twitter.com/PhilYoung101/statuses/24989441200 PhilYoung101: Tom Horner signs are starting to pop up in Eden Prairie. Interesting.]]> Mon, 20 Sep 2010 04:33:38 +0200 tag:ziki.com,2010:/article/12692023 http://twitter.com/PhilYoung101/statuses/24937628321 PhilYoung101: Notre Dame loses in OT. Fake field goal? Gutsy call. Defense looked bad.]]> Sun, 19 Sep 2010 16:13:07 +0200 tag:ziki.com,2010:/article/12692024 http://twitter.com/PhilYoung101/statuses/24880309390 PhilYoung101: Check out Phil Young's Business Card at http://philyoung.businesscard2.com]]> Sat, 18 Sep 2010 23:16:49 +0200 tag:ziki.com,2010:/article/12692025 http://twitter.com/PhilYoung101/statuses/24782339000 PhilYoung101: Gary Stevens for parks superintendent.]]> Fri, 17 Sep 2010 20:35:11 +0200 tag:ziki.com,2010:/article/12692026 http://twitter.com/PhilYoung101/statuses/24411968658 PhilYoung101: Endorsement value of Arne Carlson? Minnesota politics are funny.]]> Mon, 13 Sep 2010 22:16:45 +0200 tag:ziki.com,2010:/article/12692027