Swingers

There was something fun to do for everyone at Strassenfest last weekend. I had fun taking pictures. This couple had fun increasing their g-forces in a centrifuge. The two of them remind me of the old nursery rhyme about Jack Spratt.

This weekend's event is the St. Louis Hispanic Festival, held downtown on the same site as Strassenfest. The Cardinals are home this weekend just a few blocks away, guaranteeing cursing drivers. Last weekend Germans, this weekend Latinos. Our big Japanese Festival is not until the first weekend of September. What fills in the gaps? Maybe I can get those damn kids co-contributors of mine to cough up some material.

How Many?

Carnival rides at Strassenfest don't come cheap. Like the sign says, you need a few of these $1 tickets, depending on the degree of nausea they induce. This ticket seller looks to me like the carnival version of Yoda. Know you not that if the Twister you would ride, angular momentum must you master? Use the Force, but first two-and-twenty tickets must you buy.