Street Un-Fair

There has been off and on thunderstorms today, but we had a lovely weekend, although sad to say not much happened. We went to the Library and picked up some books and had ourselves some lunch at the Tulip. The Boy is in a bit of a pickle yesterday what with his newest tooth making an appearance. It looks like a single molar is coming in on the right top side of his mouth. So, he tends to be a little fussy lately. Yesterday, we decided to go to the Celebrate Toronto Street Festival, which was described to me as quite the humdinger of an affair. Devoted Husband was a little suspicious and asked me if there has ever been a good street fair, ever. Well, point to DH, as this street fair was more than a little underwhelming. I suppose it had to do with the World Cup Finale going on at the exact same time. But, still. For a reasonably nice Sunday afternoon, this alleged "street fair" possessed very little in the way of fun. At any rate, we went to a book store and got out of the house and had a pleasant little trip on the streetcar, so it wasn't a total waste of a day. I haven't mentioned much of the books I've been reading lately, but I've been on quite the streak. Some of the better ones include: the sequel to Molvania: Land of Forgotten Dentistry, Phaic Tan, Tulip Fever, a great, light summer novel about cheating and scheming 17th Century Dutchmen and women, Niagara Falls All Over Again, about a fictional Abbot and Costello-type vaudeville team and their demise, A Changed Man, a novel about a reformed skinhead and Encyclopedia of An Ordinary Life, one woman's life written completely in encyclopedic entries, fiercely peculiar, but good. I guess I really read a lot of weird stuff. A CANADIAN FACT! In addition to the Celebrate Toronto Street Festival, events also taking place this weekend included the Toronto Fiesta, Afrofest, the Molson Indy Street Party, Corso Italia, Beats, Breaks and Culture, the Fringe Festival and Taste of Lawrence. Maybe we should have gone to one of those festivals.