Guest guest Posted September 23, 2007 Report Posted September 23, 2007 OK. I come here for a little sanity. I am beating my head on the desk as I type this. I am hoping someone around here on the list has a Band-Aid for me before I give myself a concussion. The Great Frederick Fair, which is a BIG FAT HAIRY DEAL in this area, is currently going on. I admit I kind of like seeing the food, crafts, etc. that are judged. I AVOID the auctions of FFA livestock to the highest bidders for, well, you-know-what. Then, lo and behold, I read the following in my hometown newspaper, the Frederick News-Post, by reporter Katherine Heerbrandt: (It’s also online.) Katherine Heerbrandt Don't go changing Originally published September 21, 2007 How can you not love The Great Frederick Fair? Where else can you see a cow giving birth, then walk a couple hundred yards for a beef sandwich? Where else do the smells of deep fryers mingle enticingly with the pungent odor of manure? Where else can you walk from a gaudy midway freak show featuring a headless woman to a roomful of 4-H bounty produced by rosy-cheeked farm kids? The people-watching alone is worth the price of a ticket. … I think I am the only one going crazy over this. Everyone else seems to find what she wrote VERY CREATIVE. We’re doomed. Cynthia Quote
Guest guest Posted September 24, 2007 Report Posted September 24, 2007 I know what you mean. I'd love to find a vegan shangri-la where I could get away from the rest of the world that just doesn't get it. In the meantime, I spend a few hours in my garden. One way to think about these kinds of people/events is that they're all potential vegans in denial. I love the book where I first came across this concept, Carol Adams's Living among meat-eaters. I find I avoid any food-oriented events (potlucks, nonprofit benefit dinners,etc.) because I really don't like to be in the presence of people eating animals. Here in Calif., of course, [start sarcasm] no one else is vegan and we're all treated to long explanations about " humane " or " sustainable " or " green " excusitarianism. AFAIK Colleen Patrick-Goudreau coined the term excusitarians (her website is compassionatecooks.org). At 6:31 PM -0400 9/23/07, ckg wrote: OK. I come here for a little sanity. I am beating my head on the desk as I type this. I am hoping someone around here on the list has a Band-Aid for me before I give myself a concussion. The Great Frederick Fair, which is a BIG FAT HAIRY DEAL in this area, is currently going on. I admit I kind of like seeing the food, crafts, etc. that are judged. I AVOID the auctions of FFA livestock to the highest bidders for, well, you-know-what. Then, lo and behold, I read the following in my hometown newspaper, the Frederick News-Post, by reporter Katherine Heerbrandt: (It's also online.) Katherine Heerbrandt Don't go changing Originally published September 21, 2007 How can you not love The Great Frederick Fair? Where else can you see a cow giving birth, then walk a couple hundred yards for a beef sandwich? Where else do the smells of deep fryers mingle enticingly with the pungent odor of manure? Where else can you walk from a gaudy midway freak show featuring a headless woman to a roomful of 4-H bounty produced by rosy-cheeked farm kids? The people-watching alone is worth the price of a ticket. Š I think I am the only one going crazy over this. Everyone else seems to find what she wrote VERY CREATIVE. We're doomed. Cynthia Quote
Guest guest Posted September 24, 2007 Report Posted September 24, 2007 Oh dear! Very creatie eh? Jo , " ckg " <cynthiaandtheothers wrote: > > > > OK. I come here for a little sanity. I am beating my head on the desk as > I type this. I am hoping someone around here on the list has a Band-Aid for > me before I give myself a concussion. > > The Great Frederick Fair, which is a BIG FAT HAIRY DEAL in this area, is > currently going on. I admit I kind of like seeing the food, crafts, etc. > that are judged. I AVOID the auctions of FFA livestock to the highest > bidders for, well, you-know-what. Then, lo and behold, I read the following > in my hometown newspaper, the Frederick News-Post, by reporter Katherine > Heerbrandt: (It's also online.) > > > > Katherine Heerbrandt > Don't go changing > Originally published September 21, 2007 > How can you not love The Great Frederick Fair? Where else can you see a cow > giving birth, then walk a couple hundred yards for a beef sandwich? Where > else do the smells of deep fryers mingle enticingly with the pungent odor of > manure? Where else can you walk from a gaudy midway freak show featuring a > headless woman to a roomful of 4-H bounty produced by rosy-cheeked farm > kids? The people-watching alone is worth the price of a ticket. . > > > > I think I am the only one going crazy over this. Everyone else seems to > find what she wrote VERY CREATIVE. > > > > We're doomed. > > > > Cynthia > Quote
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