Fairs are to the country as subway trains are to the city. They are great places to observe a whole lot of human beings.
Leitmotif at the country fair: fat mamas and skinny daddies. Being a mama myself I can recognize what happens after a man and a woman turn into parents.
Mama, while pregnant, feeds the baby by feeding herself. After birth, she is still consuming as much as she used to while pregnant. She has nested, too, and so much sitting to hold the baby is making it almost impossible for her to lose the belly fat.
Daddy feels the pressure of having to provide more for the wee one. He is working more hours, and here in the country, work is usually manual labor, moving his body, getting more exercise, not sitting at a desk typing into a computer. He cannot bring enough food to satisfy mama and baby, so often he takes the food right out of his own plate to feed his family. A Bangkok taxi driver told me this was his life as well, so this scenario seems universal.
I also noticed that men still flirt with me as much as they used to before I became a mom. Only now, they flirt through the wee one. The few times I walked around while Jay was off doing something else, carnies buddied up with my kid, offering free ball throws, balloons and toys. They got me all smiling and amused at my kid’s antics before engaging me in conversation.
Early morning dream: I am at an ATM machine frustrated that the numbers on the touch screen move around. I can’t type my PIN fast enough before the machine times out on me.
How are you enjoying Maine? I usually have my boat in Castine but not this summer. To bad or I woudl invite you for a sail around Islesboro. Have you been to Marshal point? you should see the museum ther part of Forrext gump was filmed there. Do you need tips on good restaurants? XYZ was great but this summer both myslef and two others have had bad meals there.
Hey May,
What happened to our pornstar? I really miss you, I mean seeing you doing your thing. Are you bored doing this already? Please don’t say yes cause it will make our hearts break.
Give us something to liven up the music, or if you would call it, our libido!!!
Luv ya!!!
I would kill myself if I had to move “back east”. That kind of life and the weather are why I fled to the Bay Area from Michigan and those zombies are the kind of folks I grew up around. The only way I am going back is if they find my cold, dead body in the bay, place it in a box and fly it to Detroit. Isn’t Maine almost as economically depressed?
Actually, I really like Maine. The air is so fresh here, the lakes are clean, the old Victorian homes are gigantic and beautiful. I think economic depression is everywhere in the country, but I think Maine has a lot to offer in the way of natural resources and creative talent.
Yesterday my car was stuck in the snow, and this guy pushed it for me. I am so impressed with that. I like this place.