Yesterday I got an email from MPR inviting me to download an e-book titled 2026 Minnesota State Fair New Foods e-book. I signed up and they sent me the e-book within a few minutes. Gotta love computers. The email also said starting Saturday I’ll be getting the Minnesota Today Weekend Edition newsletter. If there’s any State Fair news, that will be fine, otherwise it will get discontinued.
I don’t really need to have three weeks to get prepared for State Fair. We have all our tickets already. I have a little checklist for things to take. But after getting the e-book, I couldn’t help but do a little more. So I printed out the actual tickets (back-up in case the whole cell-phone-wallet thing doesn’t work) and downloaded the two fair apps. One is the official Great Get Together app and the other is called Minnesota on a Stick. We don’t use these heavily but every now and then they come in handy with show times and locations of various food stuffs that we’re looking for.
My state fair t-shirts are all folded nicely in one section of my t-shirt drawer. Back before I was retired, I would wear one every work day in August. Guess I can still do that, just at home. I have 11 shirts at this point – short sleeve. I also have one long-sleeve with a loon on it, but I’m not wearing that in August, so I don’t count it. (It doesn’t even live with the other fair shirts; it lives with my long sleeves.)
I probably won’t be able to keep myself from going to Cub in the next day or so to get our Blue Ribbon Discount Coupon books. And I might have to print out my checklist! Good grief.
Any big events coming up for you? How long do you need to get ready to hear VS drone on and on about state fair this year?
Trail Baboon 
I doubt I’ll get to the Fair this year, so I’ll be counting on all of you to keep me posted. The more the better!
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No events that would necessitate a spreadsheet.
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If there was a spreadsheet Venn diagram for you and me, our circles wouldn’t even touch. Ha ha.
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Ha!
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Wouldn’t matter because my circle would be empty.
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That would be nearly true for our state fair Venn diagram as well.
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Testing
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I am in now.
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Now is a good place to be.
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VS, can you create a hide and Seek aka TLGMS?? I’d look forward to that!
Our county fair is on this week. At risk of sounding like an old fart, it’s not like it used to be. I won’t get there.
Just finished lighting one show, starting another, a Theater volunteer party this weekend, oats to do, straw to do, concrete to do… there’s always some big event happening. I have my list. Not a spreadsheet, just a list.
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That is just a swell idea!
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Sounds like a military campaign.
The Pentagon could use VS in Operations Planning.
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I’m pretty sure my mouth would get me flung into jail within the first few hours at the Pentagon.
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…but not before the testosterone injections.
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Just little events coming up, i.e. I’m looking forward to meeting a friend today at the Nelson (Wisc.) Creamery…
And it’s fine with me if you drone on about the Fair – I experience it vicariously at this point through other folks’ experience!
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I might go visit my aunt in Rockford, IL, in mid August. I’m hoping my brother will go with me. It’s all a definite maybe. I won’t need a spreadsheet either. Just plenty of iced tea and trail mix for the drive down there.
You are the world’s most organized person, VS!
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Thanks, but after having been through all of my mom‘s financial papers and information in her hanging files, I think she had me beat. It was unreal, especially considering that she was 93 years old when she passed.
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No big events coming up, just a lot of little ones–book fairs, bookstores, street fairs, etc., where I’ll sell books (I hope!). Just returned from CO and a surprise 70th b-day for my s-i-l.
Drone on, VS. Reading about you and YAs exploits at the Fair is all the Fair I need. Last time I was there was probably 1990 plus or minus 4 years.
Chris in Owatonna
**BSP– Speaking of book stores and fairs, I’ll be at Lake Country Booksellers in White Bear Lake tomorrow from 10 to noon with Rob Jung, one of my co-authors of my (our) latest thriller, The Kill Code Collective. Five authors, five signature characters from our previous books, one medical thriller. Interesting to say the least. And a darn good book based on reviews so far.
Saturday I’ll be in Northfield working the Riverwalk Market Fair in Bridge Square. That will be a special day because of the ongoing Vintage Band Festival! If you like band music of any kind (mostly brass, winds, percussion, etc., but some guitars, strings, maybe even a bagpipe or two, check it out. Go to the various websites for more details. **END BSP**
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