Oregon State Fair

A new tradition is born with our dear friends Ryan, Linda, Bryn, and Audrey Flaherty. The Oregon State Fair opened last Friday night, and we were all there to enjoy the sights, smells, and more smells (the latter refers, of course, to the plentiful potent livestock present in any fair).

The Oregon State Fair comes complete with over 300 ways to clog your arteries. The highlight of the food was a terrific crepe with Nutella™ and strawberries. The big food mistake was a deep-fried Twinkie™. Let's just say that a sponge-cake deep fried in nasty oil is simply a nasty-oil cake.

And what trip to any fair would be complete without dropping $20 to win an inflatable hammer, or stuffed cow? All and all, we had a great time. We came, we ate, we listened to really bad Johnny Cash covers. We learned what makes a ram a ram (it's really quite obvious, once you see one), why cows are shorn before judging, and how many famous north western mountains can be modeled from curly-fries.

Till next time State Fair, till next time.