Orange Country Fair 2008
Theme: Who Cut The Cheese???
We Visited The Fair On July 12th With Jeanette & Connor
We got there early today... Before the gates opened!
What Is The First Thing We Do? Eat!
Carne
Asada taco for breakfast?? Yup!
Did You Know? - Carne asada is a roasted beef
dish, literally meaning "roasted meat". The dish mainly consists of
pieces or thin cuts of beef (i.e. flank steak, skirt steak), sometimes
marinated, sometimes lightly salted or rubbed with salt, pepper and/or
spices, and then grilled. It can be eaten alone, with side dishes,
chopped and eaten as tacos, or chopped and used as filler for tortas,
burritos, etc. It is commonly accompanied with guacamole, salsa, beans,
and grilled scallions and tortillas.
The dish is also commonly prepared in the northern parts of Mexico (in
the states of Baja California, Coahuila, Sonora,Sinaloa, Chihuahua,
Nuevo León and Tamaulipas). It can be found as the main ingredient in
tacos, tortas, burritos and fajitas, or is simply served as a
stand-alone. It is sold at Mexican meat markets called "carnicerias" in
the American Southwest; especially those states with
Mexican/Mexican-American enclaves.
Off To The Ferris Wheel
The Ferris wheel is named after George Washington Gale Ferris, Jr. He
graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and he was a Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania bridge-builder. He began his career in the railroad
industry and then pursued an interest in bridge building. Ferris
understood the growing need for structural steel and founded G.W.G.
Ferris & Co. in Pittsburgh, a firm that tested and inspected metals for
railroads and bridge builders.
Ferris designed and built the first 264 foot (80 meter) wheel for the
World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois in 1893. The wheel was
intended as a rival to the Eiffel Tower, the centerpiece of the 1889
Paris exhibition. This first wheel could carry 2,160 persons. The Ferris
wheel was the largest attraction at the Columbian Exposition standing
over 250' tall and powered by two 1000 HP steam engines. There were 36
cars accommodating 60 people each (40 seated, 20 standing). It took 20
minutes for the wheel to make two revolutions—the first to make six
stops to allow passengers to exit and enter; the 2nd a single non-stop
revolution—and for that, the ticket holder paid 50 cents. The wheel was
moved twice after the 1893 Fair and was eventually destroyed (by
controlled demolition) in 1906 after it was used at the St. Louis
exposition of that year. At 70 tons, its axle was the largest steel
forging of the time. It was 26 stories tall, only a quarter of the
Eiffel Tower's height. See the original below....
The OC Ferris wheel requires a large crew about five ten-hour days to assemble or disassemble. It takes 20 tractor-trailers just to haul La Grande Wheel, which is the Western Hemisphere’s largest portable Ferris wheel. La Grande Wheel, which made its debut on Feb. 13, 2001, at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, stands 15 stories and can carry 288 passengers.
Must See The Animals!
The
baby pot-belly pigs were just precious! The pot-bellied pig is a
breed of domesticated pig originating in Vietnam with fourteen
sub-species. Considerably smaller than standard American or European
farm pigs, most adult pot-bellied pigs are about the size of a medium-
or large-breed dog, though their bodies are denser at a weight of 60 to
300 lb (27 to 136 kg). Pot-bellied pigs can be easily discerned from
other pig breeds by their size, upright ears and straight tail.
Up In The Ferris Wheel
Sue
did it again... Got Paul up in one of these contraptions and made him
smile! An amazing feat since he is scared to death!
We
got there early so there was not a load of people... yet!
Miss Calm Cool And Collected
Back On Earth There Is Food And A Lot Of It
A
hot dog is a type of fully-cooked, cured and/or smoked moist sausage of
soft, even, texture and flavor. It is usually placed hot in a soft,
sliced Hot dog bun of approximately the same length as the sausage, and
optionally garnished with condiments and toppings. In the United Kingdom
and Australia, hot dog refers more commonly to the combination of
sausage and bun, with the sausage called a frankfurt.
Claims of invention of the hot dog are difficult to assess, because
various stories assert the creation of the sausage, the placing of the
sausage (or another kind of sausage) on bread or a bun as finger food,
the popularization of the existing dish, or the application of the name
"hot dog" to a sausage and bun combination.
The city of Vienna traces the lineage of the hot dog to the wienerwurst
or Viennese sausage, the city of Frankfurt to the frankfurter wurst,
which it claims was invented in the 1480s; the hot dog has also been
attributed to Johann Georghehner, a 17th century butcher from the
Bavarian city of Coburg who is said to have invented the "dachshund" or
"little-dog" sausage and brought it to Frankfurt.
Around 1870, on Coney Island, a German immigrant named Charles Feltman
began selling sausages in rolls
We Love Seeing The Home Arts And Crafts
Table/Place Settings Are Always Interesting... People Are So Creative!
Table setting refers to the way to set a table with tableware—such as eating utensils and dishware—for serving and eating. The arrangement for a single diner is called a place setting. The arrangement varies across various cultures. The table should have a centerpiece that performs a solely decorative function. If an informal dinner is being served that will fill the available places at the table, care should be taken to not make the centerpiece too large so that there will be sufficient room to place serving dishes. However, at a formal dinner in Europe, the centerpiece may be huge and, including candles, may extend the full length of the table. Centerpieces should be of low height, so as not to obstruct visibility of diners' faces.
Place
settings
Karen Sewell And Mom Make The Visit Even Better
Karen
Sewell and her Mom were at the OC Fair so we got to visit and exchange
stories! Karen is now in a Finance Management program at Boeing
currently at Huntington Beach! Karen and Paul worked together for
several years at Boeing!
Collectibles... People Collect The Strangest Things!
Remember
there... You got them at dinner and had to fold them into cars!
Jeanette
explains the displays to Connor
I
remember these from when I took drafting in 1958 in junior high school.
These were the tools of the drafting trade and they were NOT easy to
use! Technical drawing , also known as drafting, is the "art and
practice of creating accurate representations of objects for technical,
architectural and engineering needs." A practitioner of the craft is
known as a draftsman, (or draughtsman in the UK), and recently,
"drafter". Today the mechanics of the drafting task have been
greatly accelerated through the use of CADD systems, but regardless of
whether a draft is drawn by hand or with computer assistance, the
field-use-drawing must be reproducible with a version control system to
maintain authorized and approved changes to the master document (or
computer files, the modern analog).
We
visited this store in Williams when we passed through on our way to
Sedona Arizona!
Jeanette Caught At Lunch Time Making Faces
Camera Obscura
The
camera obscura was an optical device used in drawing, and one of the
ancestral threads leading to the invention of photography. In English,
today's photographic devices are still known as "cameras".
The principle of the camera obscura can be demonstrated with a
rudimentary type, just a box (which may be room-sized, or even hangar
sized) with a hole in one side, (see pinhole camera for construction
details). Light from only one part of a scene will pass through the hole
and strike a specific part of the back wall. The projection is made on
paper on which an artist can then copy the image. The advantage of this
technique is that the perspective is accurate, thus greatly increasing
the realism of the image (correct perspective in drawing can also be
achieved by looking through a wire mesh and copying the view onto a
canvas with a corresponding grid on it).
With this simple do-it-yourself apparatus, the image is always
upside-down. By using mirrors, as in the 18th century overhead version
(illustrated in the Discovery and Origins section below), it is also
possible to project an up-side-up image. Another more portable type, is
a box with an angled mirror projecting onto tracing paper placed on the
glass top, the image upright as viewed from the back.
As a pinhole is made smaller, the image gets sharper, but the
light-sensitivity decreases. With too small a pinhole the sharpness
again becomes worse due to diffraction. Practical cameras obscurae use a
lens rather than a pinhole because it allows a larger aperture, giving a
usable brightness while maintaining focus.
Brownie
was the name of a long-running and extremely popular series of simple
and inexpensive cameras made by Kodak. The Brownie popularized low-cost
photography and introduced the concept of the snapshot. The first
Brownie, introduced in February, 1900, was a very basic cardboard box
camera with a simple meniscus lens that took 2¼-inch square pictures on
117 roll film. With its simple controls and initial price of $1, it was
intended to be a camera that anyone could afford and use. The camera was
named after the popular cartoons created by Palmer Cox.
One of the most popular Brownie models was the Brownie 127, millions of
which were sold between 1952 and 1967. The Brownie 127 was a simple
Bakelite camera for 127 film which featured a simple meniscus lens and a
curved film plane to reduce the impact of deficiencies in the lens.
Bakelite is a material based on the thermosetting phenol formaldehyde resin, polyoxybenzylmethylenglycolanhydride developed in 1907–1909 by Belgian-American Dr. Leo Baekeland. Formed by the reaction under heat and pressure of phenol (a toxic, colourless crystalline solid) and formaldehyde (a simple organic compound), generally with a wood flour filler, it was the first plastic made from synthetic components. It was used for its electrically nonconductive and heat-resistant properties in radio and telephone casings and electrical insulators, and was also used in such diverse products as kitchenware, jewellery, pipe stems, and children's toys. In 1993 Bakelite was designated an ACS National Historical Chemical Landmark in recognition of its significance as the world's first synthetic plastic.
Jeanette
got one of these for Christmas and remembers it well! The SX-70 is a
folding single lens reflex Land Camera which was produced by the
Polaroid Corporation from 1972-1977. Though Polaroid had considered a
Henry Dreyfus-designed SLR for its Colorpack film, the SX-70 was the
first instant SLR and the first camera to use Polaroid's new SX-70
integral print film, which developed automatically without the need for
intervention from the photographer. The SX-70 was also notable for its
elegant folding design, which allowed the camera to be compact enough to
fit a man's suit-jacket pocket when collapsed.
There were a variety of models beginning in 1972 with the original
SX-70, though all shared the same basic design. The first model, sold in
Florida in late 1972, had a plain focusing screen (the user was expected
to be able to see the difference between in- and out-of focus) because
Dr. Land wanted to encourage photographers to think they were looking at
the subject, rather than through a viewfinder. When many users
complained that focusing was difficult, especially in dim light, Dr.
Land was forced to include a split-image rangefinder prism of the kind
used on 35mm SLR focusing screens. This feature is standard on the SX-70
Model 2.
The
Ansco Memo is an American 35mm camera introduced in c1926-27, using
Ansco's own cassette system - as the 35mm cassettes would not be
standardized until 1934. The earliest version of the Ansco Memo box
camera was made of varnished wood. The wooden housings of the later
versions were covered with leather. The Memo features a claw-based
film-advance mechanism, like a cine camera, rather than a sprocket
system as on a conventional 35mm camera.
Stereo Was Nothing New 100 Years Ago!
Skyway Ride Allows Us To See All
Let's Visit The Piglets
The Sand Sculpture Will Get Finished As The Fair Goes On
Sand
grains will not stick together unless the sand is reasonably fine. While
dry sand is loose, wet sand is adherent if the proper amounts of sand
and water are used in the mixture. According to the BBC TV program
Coast, the ideal ratio is eight parts dry sand to one part water. When
the sand dries out or gets wet, the shape of a structure may change;
"landslides" are common. Furthermore, the mixture of fine (mostly
sharper) and coarse sand granules is very important to achieve good
"sand construction" results. Fine granules can be rounded by the natural
influences of seas, rivers or fluvials, in turn negatively influencing
the bonding between the individual granules. Research is thus necessary
to found the most suitable sand to achieve an optimal, landslide-free
construction.
Shovels are the main construction tool, although some people use only
their hands. Water from the sea can brought to the building site with a
bucket or other container. Sometimes other materials, such as pieces of
wood, are added to reinforce structures.
Sand sculpting as an art form has become very popular in recent years.
Hundreds of annual competitions are held all over the world. Techniques
can be quite sophisticated, and record-breaking achievements have been
noted in the Guinness World Records. Sometimes contests are staged as
advertising or promotional events
