Today was Father's Day at the fair, the day that I take my dad to see whatever his heart desires. He enjoys this day out, even though he tires easily. This was also the day that I spent and ate too much! More about that in a sec.... My dad loves to look at livestock, particularly the horses. Maybe it's because his mom loved horses SO much. There were some beautiful breeds of horses there to see. We walked through the barns and walked the rows of stalls just enjoying them. I have a pic of my dad looking at the horses. It's on my Facebook homepage. When dad needed a breather, we stopped and watched a cattle judging...I have question for those of you who may be farmers: The people showing the cattle were using long sticks to pat the flab of skin that hung down between the cows' front 2 legs. Why do they do that? Does it calm them? My dad and I both wondered about that. I'm no farmhand, so I'm a bit in the dark about that. Following the livestock tour, we took a ride on the Sky Ride, a ski-lift type ride that gives you a great view of the fairgrounds. I posted a few pics of the view on my homepage. By then, my dad was hungry, so we enjoyed the most famous food at the fair. The Pronto Pup! We both slathered it with ketchup and mustard. How do you like YOUR Pronto Pup? I'd be interested to know. Pronto Pups are $3.50 this year, and I've never given them any less that an A for service and quality. Then dad wanted to see Ron Diamond, comic hypnotist, who is celebrating 10 years at the KSF. After 10 years, his shows are still wildly popular. His contract is actually up for renewal this year, and I don't think there will be any problem getting renewed for several more years. The people would revolt if the fair chose to not renew him! Ron put on a great show, it was hilarious. The funniest part was when he made a guy forget the number 5. Then Ron had the guy count his fingers. 1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9,10,11....11 fingers? The guy was sooo confused. LOL!! By show's end, my dad was hungry again! :-) So this time we went to Cottonwood Court (the indoor food court) and selected an establishment called "Porky's." They sell pork burgers. (Hence the name, LOL) I give the place a B for taste because the burgers were pretty bland. I give it a C for price, because it was $16 for 2 burgers, 2 drinks, and a dish of fries. However, I give it an A for service. All that I had left was $16, and the cost was $16.50. I told her to take the fries off. The lady at the counter waived that extra 50 cents and sent me on my way with the fries. Nice! :-) That pretty much caused me to give it an overall B+. There are still nice people out there. By this time, my dad was spent. I took him home so he could rest, but was that the end of the fair for me? By no means! :-)
On my second trip, I parked on 17th Street. I hate parking in the main lots, they are a nightmare. It's a bit longer of a walk to park on 17th, but it's worth it to escape the traffic headaches on Plum Street. On the way, I passed a lady who had fallen and scraped her knee up pretty bad. 2 men were attending to her. I asked if I could offer assistance or call someone. The man attending her told me he was a doctor. He had just happened to be near when she had fallen, and he jumped in to help. They had it all under control. I felt good about that. As I was entering the gate, a friend of mine pulled up and asked me to deliver some cookies to the Adrian's booth. I did just that, and then hit the buildings looking for free stuff. The best place to get the most unique stuff is the Union booth in Sunflower North. Check them out. The items change daily. Today I got a cup and a pencil. I've also gotten Frisbees and a nice coffee cup that I use every day for my hot cocoa. (Sugar-free, OK? :-) ) I also went to some of the political booths and voiced my support for them. I'll omit the names of the people I endorse, because I don't want this blog to be a political forum. After capturing the images at the diving show, (see my homepage) I visited a little booth called "Guadalupe Express." This building is just next-door east of the Beer Garden. My niece had family operating this booth, and she encouraged me to go try the Cinnamon Crunchers. It's a dough-ball with cheese, deep-fried, and coated in cinnamon and sugar. There were 4 decent-sized chunks on the plate. These cost $6.00. I give it an A for everything. They were very good! They also offer other kinds of Mexican goodies, including Queso Crunchers, which is a little spicier and cheesier, with a side of ranch for dipping. I did not order this, but wanted to let you know about it. I liked that they even had a shaded eating area right there, so you could eat without the sun beating on your head. After that, it was time to walk! I love running into people I know, but my favorite meetings are when I see my kiddos from church and school out there. I enjoy chatting with them and their parents. I don't know a lot of parents from school, so it's a nice chance to get to know them. I know pretty much all the parents from church. Seeing them reminds me that I am out in public, and I have to make sure that what I say and do are not dishonoring or disrespectful to God. By 7:30, it was time to head home. I have church tomorrow, and I did not want to stay out too late and be a tired mess at church. I'll head back out to the fair after church services tomorrow.
Are you enjoying the blog? Anything you want me to try or look at? Post your suggestions and I'll see what I can do! I'll see you tomorrow night for night 3!! God bless!!
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