I went to downtown Garland yesterday for 4th of July festivities. They had the requisite fireworks, along with a concert by "country hitmaker" Tracy Lawerence (their description), and a carnival. The fireworks were yawn-inducing, and I'm not a big fan of country music, although watching people in cowboy hats get their two-step on was quite entertaining. Oh, and there was this one girl, about 16 or 17 years old, who kept putting this light-up object in her mouth. I didn't find out until much later that it was a pacifier. Why they even had those is still a mystery, and why she was sucking on one a bigger mystery still.
I didn't expect anything at all from the carnival (since it was in Garland), but it was actually quite massive, complete with rides and games that were impossible to win. I really wonder how they come up with these games. They have to appear to be easy, so people will be inclined to play, but also have some kind of twist that makes it nearly impossible to win. Carnival games are a lot like gambling in a casino, except in a casino, you know your chances of winning. At a carnival game, it isn't the numbers that beat you, it's your own lack of skill that does you in.
Oh, and the highlight of the carnival: a couple of cops chasing down (literally, on foot) some black guys. Quite the scene, especially since the walkway was packed full of people, and there was hardly enough room to walk, let alone run through it.
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