Spitting Into the Wind

I took Alex and Carly and their friends to the circus tonight. It's been here since Friday and from what I've seen, they've had good crowds for each show. Lots of families had blankets and pillows and after sitting on the wooden bench seat for an hour, freezing, I was sorry I didn't think to take some too. Apart from that though, it was okay. A bit lame, I thought, but then again, I can't juggle or walk a tightrope, or ride a 7 foot unicycle, or twirl fire-tipped batons. I left there thinking that it was a helluva way to make a living.

I had a family sitting behind me with little kids and they laughed so hard at the clown's antics that it reminded me of when I was little and we went to the circus. How fascinated I'd been with it all. There was a couple of camels that walked around tonight that most of the little kids thought was wonderful. There was a little dog act and dancing ponies had them laughing and clapping. Listening to them and enjoying them enjoying themselves made it a good night.

Carly and Alex went off with their friends after harrassing me for 10 minutes to buy these silly flashing light balls. Every other kid had one so eventually I gave in. At $5 a pop I didn't see what was so good about them, but seems there must have been something, because people were lined up to get them.