Friday, July 10th, 2015
Today was a day much like any other. Specifically the previous few days, as it was HOT outside. All I could think about all day was a big, sweet, delicious cob of roasted corn, which I could smell all the way from our secluded corner of the fair grounds, and some nice cool rain.
The best way to explain how I ended up with my wish for corn coming true, is that it started when I befriended some kids in the bathroom… Before you get concerned, let me elaborate. A couple days prior, while waiting in line to use the fairground’s shower, I chatted with some 13 year old boys also waiting in line. I told them I was with the animals, and about our show, and they said they were there with their parents selling BBQ and roasted corn. Today I decided, after seeing the kids at our show, to find their food-booth and buy something… To my utter and pleasant surprises, they enjoyed our show so much, they insisted I have some free corn! How could the day get any better?
After the sun had gone down, and my urge for cooling rain had died down, the heavens opened up.
After what had been a relaxing night, filled with pretzels and TV, we ran out into the brisk soggy night, quickly rain-proofing items.
Of course, now for this weeks “book recommendation”! I am part-way through “Slaughterhouse Five”, by Kurt Vonnegut, and it is superb. If you are interested in satire, there is nobody more sharp and witty than Vonnegut, especially in this book, which is a not very discreet comment on the effects of war. If you’re more into science fiction, I would recommend “Galapagos”, also by Vonnegut, as it combines science, satire, and drama seemlessly in a story spanning millions of years, about seal-human, narrated by a ghost.
Logan
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