In Which I Enjoy the Fair (briefly)

This evening, I went to the county fair. It was by far the most pathetic county fair I've ever been to. No, I take that back, I did go to one that was worse. That one had, as a major highlight, the local band of Trekkies in costume. This one at least had a couple tiny barns of assorted livestock and a petting zoo for the kids. It also had racing pigs, fried dough, and a dozen or so rides. I saw the entire thing in 20 minutes, and that includes the pig races. I don't think Virginians understand the purpose of a county fair. This was supposed to be the biggest fair in the state! Quite underwhelming. I took myself out for ice cream as a consolation prize.