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July 31, 2006
The Washington County Fair
Nat and I went to the Washington County Fair on Sunday. It was fun. The best part (besides all the animals large and small) was the Dock Dogs competition which you've probably seen on ESPN 12 or Animal Planet or something. They seem to be heavily marketing themselves (it's always weird to me when someone invents a sport and then gets busy trying to sell it). I didn't get any pictures of the dogs "catching big air" (or whatever pseudo sports colloquialism they are trying to get us to use), but there were some flying motorcycles in the demolition derby arena next door. There was at least one kid in the crowd who was like, "screw the dogs -- I want to watch the machines!!"
Update
Nat shared with me this morning this very nice haiku inspired by our trip:
how can a collie
launch herself twenty-two feet
and land like a swan? --
Which reminds me of when I decided to write all the thank you notes for my wedding presents in haiku. I made it through about 5 I think before giving up.
Posted by mary at July 31, 2006 10:01 AM
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