Yesterday was Day 1 of the 2010 State Fair as well as Day 1 for myself. I’ll be attending again next Thursday. This isn’t because I have a undying love affair with travel to Falcon Heights, it’s because I’ve had/have inlaws in town who are fascinated with this unique slice of Americana.
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Tomorrow is the first day of the 2010 Minnesota State Fair. I will be in attendance and hope to get back on the SP bandwagon by giving a full rundown of the fair (both my visits this year) on the site, but in the meantime, thanks to Jill for sharing her annual Photo Scavenger Hunt.
I won’t be able to participate this year, but I’ll keep my eyes open. Here’s the list if you’d like to play along during your visit to the fair.
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The headline on Yahoo! News read: “Mass. mom mixed on FCC indecency ruling.” If you hadn’t heard, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the FCC’s indecency policy on “fleeting expletives” was unconstitutional.
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I’d like to paraphrase the 15-second promo for one of our news stations that I heard the other night. I feel that it captures the essence of how ridiculous Minnesota can get sometimes. (Picture these bullet points appearing on screen along with the perky anchorwoman.)
“Here are some of the stories we’re working on for [redacted] News tonight:
The woman who swerved and killed an 11 year old boy was drunk!
A man is accused of sexually molesting children in his mother’s own daycare!
And there’s a chance of rain all week!
Tune in at [redacted]!”
Detailed here: Two players, four turns, and according to the accompanying YouTube video, doable in 21 seconds.
Honestly, if this had any chance of happening on a consistent basis, I might be more inclined to play it. Instead, as we all know, Monopoly ruins families.
