The state fair ramblings will post roughly about this time nightly, give or take. Also, for a more full effect, stalk my Facebook page for pics, videos, and other tidbits that might not be in the blog post. Please excuse any typos, as these posts are being posted rather late in the evening. Thanks. :-)
Some stats for you. Again, like the other day, I amassed 21,000 steps today. At the final weigh-in, I have lost 1/2 pound since the fair started, and I attribute that to all of the walking I did. Yay!!
I had not been there long when I found a massage chair for a rival company to the one I tried yesterday. The model he had me test-drive was about $10,000. He was fine with me using it and not being able to afford one. I had been there about 10 minutes, when I heard, "Hi, Rob!" It was my friend Rhonda, who had suggested earlier this week that I try out the massage chairs, and there she was, getting ready to try one out for herself. Kind of ironic, LOL. This one didn't kill my feet like the one I tried yesterday. However, the back massager was kind of uncomfortable, even on the lowest setting. It reminded me of the "kneading fingers" massagers, and I don't like those. But all in all, I liked this chair more than the other one. I wouldn't mind having one of these in my home. Anyone want to loan me $10,000? LOL.
I stopped by the coffee and bread samplings, and I inquired about how to buy this coffee in the off-season. Did they have a card? The lady said that they didn't have a card with the info, the info was attached to the packages that were for sale. She suggested that I could use my phone to take a picture of the label. Urgh! The breads available for sampling were very good, but it's beer bread, and I have to buy beer to bake it. I am not comfortable buying beer. Every time I go to the store, I run into someone I know, and usually it's someone from church. Imagine the awkwardness: "Oh, hello, Pastor! I'm just buying this beer to bake bread." Hmmmm, no.
I stopped by the Granny's Mustard booth to sample some of her amazing flavored mustards. You can grab a pretzel stick and try a few. When I asked about Granny, they informed me that she had passed away a couple of years ago. I did not know this. She will be missed, she left behind an amazing legacy with her homemade mustard.
I got myself an order of fried veggies today. I buy them from the place that sells stuffed cucumbers. I stole a glance at their oil, and decided on it. They were pretty friendly, and the fried veggies now come in a plastic tub instead of the paper tray that gets soggy and saggy. You also get a small cup of ranch dressing for dipping. The order is $10, and I'm giving them a B, because there definitely wasn't $10 worth of fried veggies. As I was eating, I noticed a lady eating some roasted corn on the cob. She had a mouthful of corn, and she sneezed. Corn went flying everywhere! There was hysterical laughter from her and her friends and others who happened to witness the incident. It was pretty funny. It reminded me of an incident a few weeks ago, when I was sitting and chatting with a kid at BGC while he was eating Doritos. He suddenly sneezed, and my arm got coated with the Doritos that flew out of his mouth. Ick!!
Did anyone see Oscar the Robot this week? I usually see him around. I saw the operator of Oscar out there, and he was operating a little blue trashcan. All it did was roll around and talk. Nothing really spectacular. I hope Oscar is OK. I also didn't see the big robot guy either.
I ran into my youngest son, who was out with his family. I actually ran into them several times. We had a chance to talk and reminisce about the fairs we had attended when he and his brother were younger. Good times. I was passing by the lake and I saw my friends Nancy and Terry taking their girls out on the boats. When I saw them later, I asked them about their boat ride. They had made the mistake of letting the girls take the controls, and the girls drove them under the fountain in the middle of the lake, and they got soaked! Maybe I shouldn't have laughed so hard, but it seemed pretty funny. They said that next year, they won't be letting the girls drive. They will drive, and try to maneuver the boat to drench to girls without getting wet themselves.
I went by to pick up my paperwork and ribbon for my cookies, and I made a whopping $4.00! I know, I shouldn't broadcast that, and I'll have a lot of people coming out of the woodwork needing money. I plan to put the money into the bank, retire, and live off of the interest. LOL. My critiques sheets noted that most of my cookies were under-baked. I really don't get it. Do they not understand the difference between soft/moist and under-baked? If I were to keep them in the oven any longer, they would have burned or gotten flaky or overdone, and they deduct points for that as well. I will keep on trying, and I will try some new things for next year.
Tomorrow, it's back to reality. I resume my evening duties at the Alley, and I will try to return to normal, but it will be a few days before I get to that point. My body is tired, and an early bedtime is in order for tonight. I want to thank you for sharing in this adventure of the State Fair with me. Even those of you who said they don't like the fair have told me they like the blog, and enjoy hearing of all my doings out there. A big thanks to my mom who has let me her use my computer since mine was stolen a few months ago. It has been one wild ride, and the wild ride of 2018 is now in the books. I love the likes and comments, keep them coming. Thanks so much for reading, and may God bless you!
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