My age is starting to catch up to me. This is my 43rd state fair, and this one has been more exhausting than any I can remember. Oh, I still have a blast, but it's getting more tiring at the same time. My pedometer this evening is at about 30,000 steps. About 10,000 of them were taken at school, about 5,000 at Boys & Girls Club, and the remaining 15,000 took place this evening at the fair. On average, 10,000 steps in a day is considered healthy. That means that at the fair alone today, I walked a day-and-a-half's worth of steps in a couple of hours. I kind of had to, as I didn't behave myself very well. Yeah, I'll come out and admit it. I started out with one of last year's favorites, the BBQ parfait. Served in a tall plastic sundae cup, it's layered with BBQ beef, mashed potatoes, BBQ sauce, and baked beans. It's barely spicy. I don't handle spicy at all, and it didn't bother me any. The cost is $7.00, and everything gets an A. If I had waited any longer to be waited on, it would have gone down to a B for service. When I went over to explore Camperland, there were people standing there handing out ice cream sandwiches. Judge not lest ye be judged, people. LOL. I enjoy looking around Camperland, checking out different campers and RV's, imagining life in one of them. Some of them are huge, as are the prices, 6 figures for some. I think I could endure it for a while, but cabin fever might set in after a time. I took a couple of laps around the grounds to work off what I ate, and then did further damage by ordering deep-fried cookie dough. The cookie dough was $5.00. I gave it an A. (These vendors must know I have a blog, LOL). It took several minutes to get mine, but they were busy, and they were making mine up fresh and hot. They are wonderfully gooey and quite rich. They also sell fried Nutella, and fried fruit. These guys are in a big yellow tent just to the right of the Channel 12 booth. After the fried cookie dough, I knew I had to do some serious walking!
I started my walking by going through the buildings, where I ran into my friends Eric and Lorraine. We stopped for photo ops. They gave me a good idea for next year. I'll call it "Rob sightings." If you see me, you get a prize, kind of like a "Where's Waldo?" type of thing. Just come up to me and tell me you read my blog, and I'll have something for you. If you'd like to see the pic Lorraine took of me, check my homepage. I'm sure she'll post it soon. :-) After walking the buildings, I decided to take to the midway. I love the lights and sounds of the midway, and I also get to see a lot of my church and school kids there. I also wanted to get a look at some of the rides. You see, tomorrow I'll be heading out with my buddy Matt to so some serious ride riding. (As long as it doesn't rain, I hope not!!) I noticed a lot of them involve spinning in various ways. I have not ridden rides in many years, so I hope I hold out. I definitely will not be partaking in any insane crazy rides, aka Ring Of Fire, Freak-Out, Speed, etc. I'll venture the Crazy Mouse, Avalanche, Phaorah's Fury, Rainbow, etc. Hopefully tomorrow's Rob's Ramblings will not be coming from the hospital! LOL. Anyway, back to the subject at hand. I took quite a few laps around the grounds, trying to burn off the sugar. Ironically, as I was walking, I saw a diabetic glucose test strip lying on the ground. Some soul at the fair was testing their blood sugar levels, maybe seeing if what they ate was harming them, or seeing if they could afford to allow a sweet treat. It will be interesting to check my weight after the fair is over. I weighed myself before the fair started, so I will check afterwards to see if I gained or lost. I will see if the amount of walking I did at the fair was enough to counteract the food I ate at the fair.
Before I close for the night, I have trivia for you. All the Pronto Pup stands stock Granny's mustard at their stands for your condiment convenience. How many Pronto Pup stands are there at the fair? The Granny's people told me the answer. I'll post the answer tomorrow. I'll have a small prize for all correct answers. Good luck!
Thanks for taking time out of your evening (or day) to stop and read. I pray that you will have a blessed day. See you tomorrow for Day 8's report. It's almost over! :-(
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