Woo hoo!!!! Finally, a cool day. What a relief. I love the hot summers of Texas, but it's October for cryin' out loud. It is time for something resembling fall anyway. A high temp. in the 60's today. That ought to make my heat sensitive wife happy and I know it does. The people working and visiting the State Fair of Texas http://www.bigtex.com are really appreciating this change.

Speaking of THE State Fair, I have not been in at least 16 years but I'm considering going this year. I've looked over the visitor's guide and there are so many things to do that are free once you get in. My whole objection to going for so long has been my perception that everything costs so much. The tickets are available in advance for $10.50. That's not bad for an ALL day event. The parking is $9 or you can Park-n-Ride on DART for about 2 bucks. There are dozens of shows and displays that are completely free. The only real spending once inside would be Fair food, rides, and the Midway. I can avoid the Midway with no problem and neither my wife or son would want to ride any of the ripoff rides anyway. So we are going this year. Not this weekend though. This weekend is the Texas-OU game at the Cotton Bowl. You won't catch me anywhere near downtown Dallas or the Fair Park area this weekend.