* * * * * Visual notes from a South Florida Fair We spent the day celebrating six more weeks of this sweltering winter weather [1] at the 2008 South Florida Fair [2]. [Lots of food, rides and people] [3] [4] [Coming around the bend it's Making Bacon in the lead …] [5] [6] One note about the pig race—in the minutes before First Call [7], they were playing what I would swear is country-industrial music. Very weird. [Do de do de do] [8] [9] [Figures] [10] [11] [These guys had their own portable A/C unit nearby] [12] [13] [Drats! There goes my plans on getting rich!] [14] [But it was sure a pretty ride!] [15] [1] http://www.groundhog.org/prediction/ [2] http://www.southfloridafair.com/2008/08Fair_home.html [3] gopher://gopher.conman.org/IPhlog:2008/02/02/thumb.south.florida.fair.jpg [4] gopher://gopher.conman.org/IPhlog:2008/02/02/south.florida.fair.jpg [5] gopher://gopher.conman.org/IPhlog:2008/02/02/thumb.pig.race.jpg [6] gopher://gopher.conman.org/IPhlog:2008/02/02/pig.race.jpg [7] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_call [8] gopher://gopher.conman.org/IPhlog:2008/02/02/thumb.mosey.jpg [9] gopher://gopher.conman.org/IPhlog:2008/02/02/mosey.jpg [10] gopher://gopher.conman.org/IPhlog:2008/02/02/thumb.poultry.jpg [11] gopher://gopher.conman.org/IPhlog:2008/02/02/poultry.jpg [12] gopher://gopher.conman.org/IPhlog:2008/02/02/thumb.moo.jpg [13] gopher://gopher.conman.org/IPhlog:2008/02/02/moo.jpg [14] gopher://gopher.conman.org/IPhlog:2008/02/02/do.not.ride.jpg [15] gopher://gopher.conman.org/IPhlog:2008/02/02/ride.jpg Email Sean Conner at sean@conman.org .