This was taken earlier today by my soon-to-be 4 year old daughter, who has become something of a shutterbug. Her eye for composition and humor is actually kinda freaky-good. Look forward to more Sacramento shots by the second-youngest of the CoolDMZ household.
I haven’t seen the Zoo’s new veterinary hospital yet, but my wife and daughters saw it yesterday, the day after its grand opening. As you can see from the thumbnail image (all I could find), it is a rustic building in the middle of a jungle-like setting. Mrs Cool caught a glimpse inside the open door, though, and spied a fully stocked operating room with an empty operating table, which put her immediately in mind of a certain TV show about people who are Lost on an island. That tall shaggy-haired orangutan better watch out, because Pickett has got that gleam in his eye…
This Sunday, I took my 2 daughters to the Crocker because, if you didn’t know this already, it’s free from 10 to 1. We started our visit with a snack on the grounds of the Crocker–crackers and apples in a garden setting, just to the left of the main entrance. It was a fabulous idea.
Then I made the mistake of telling my 3 year old that we probably didn’t need to see the special exhibit “Dark Metropolis: Irving Norman’s Social Surrealism” because it would probably be scary. Well, I might as well have told her that the paintings were made of candy (not because she’s a museum toucher–she’s actually quite restrained, maybe because I fed her first).
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Waiting for my bus at the stop in front of Hard Rock I noticed that the downtown ice skating rink was being constructed. Using my crack investigative journalistic skills–walking across the street and looking at a flyer–I can tell you that the downtown ice rink will open November 3.
Sacramentans have the rare opportunity tomorrow to learn firsthand about one of the most horrific experiences in world history. Polish-born Holocaust survivor David Faber will be speaking at Sac State on Wednesday from 1pm-2:30pm in the University Union Ballroom III. He is here all week telling his story to businesses and students, urging tolerance.
The 80-year-old spent six years in nine concentration camps and witnessed the murders of his parents, brother, and five of his six sisters. He accepts no speaker fee, and the proceeds from his book sales benefit funds that help disabled U.S. veterans.Â
The Cool family took a drive out to Wheatland to meet up with some other families at the Bishop’s Pumpkin Farm yesterday. While not as eventful as last year’s pumpkin patch outing, Bishop’s is a great experience. The family run attraction has quality pumpkins, plenty of hay (including a hay “bounce house”), a petting zoo, a corn maze and carnival food. But that’s where most patches end–Bishops’s is just getting started.
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So, the fair is pretty fair this year. I actually greatly enjoyed my day at the fair this week. They’ve revamped a number of items and restored a few that were missing from last year’s festivities. The animals were cute as always (why do they have to be so tasty?), and the mullets were out in force. One major disappointment though came from the bobsled ride. This is the ride where you go around in a circle crushing the person on the outside while ridiculously loud classic rock shatters your eardrums. Well, times are changing my friends. The basic ride hasn’t changed much, other than a paint job that now suggests a surfing theme rather than a bobsled theme, but the atmospere has completely been ruined. Rather than the Ratt and Scorpion and G&R that we were looking forward to, our musical selections were “Over My Head” by The Fray and “Stars are Blind” by Paris Hilton. Let’s just say that sound of Paris Hilton’s highly modified voice at 150 db is not my idea of “Big Fun.” But that’s not what you want to know; you want to know where to get the best lard infused, grease forward, atery hardening goodies that you’ve been waiting all year for. Well, here you go:
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I haven’t been to The State Fair yet, but I think my two girls will go crazy for the livestock stuff so I think we’re going to make it this year, eventually. I have to ask, however: is it just me or does attendance seem way down? Where is the traffic snarl backing up from Expo to the WX? Over the weekend I was able to drive in to the Arden Fair parking lot and grab a sweet spot outside Nordys and get out with no delay. Last night we drove past the fairgrounds at 6:30, prime fair dining time, and the lot seemed about half full.
I know my evidence is entirely anecdotal, but those are 3 major indicators that the Fair is in town and they are non-factors thus far. What gives? Discuss.
Mather Airport is hosting the 2006 California Capital Airshow, featuring the Blue Angels this weekend.
Here are some tips from SacAirports.org:
Update: The Web site is back up. You can purchase tickets in advance at all Heritage Community Credit Unions & at the Sacramento International, Mather, & Executive airports.
People always tell me there’s nothing to do in Sacramento. Ha! I say. I seem to keep myself busy so what’s your problem? Well it looks like some folks out there seem to agree with my friends. So I thought I’d help ya’ll out again this weekend. It looks like rain for most of the weekend so you’ll have to stay in if you want to stay dry. What’s always been my favorite activity for rainy days? Coloring! Yup, I’m a dood and I like to color. Say what you will. Here’s a bunch of coloring books online ready to be filled with your imagination. And for those of you who haven’t gotten enough of the Chroni-(what?!)-cles of Narnia here’s one for you.
If you actually want to leave the house on Saturday the zoo is having a Bloomin’ Crazy Plant Fest. This is the first year it’s happening so I don’t know what to expect but those botanists are a crazy bunch so it should be a rip-roaring good time.
And what better a way to finish off God’s day then SUPREME PRO WRESTLING!!! Speaking of rasslin… This guy has a ton of info on Nor Cal wrestling in case your bored this friday afternoon. Actually if you’re a chick you could always drive out to Roller King (889 Riverside Ave.) to practice with the newly forming River City Roller Girls. Ahh nothing ends a nice full weekend like busted noses and blood on your roller skates.
OK, so if that isn’t something to do I don’t know what is.
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