In the not-too-distant past, whenever I had written about the usually beloved Great State Fair of Oklahoma, it had always been about, primarily, the infamous fair food and how much of it could I stuff inside my body. But now, I feel like I am somewhat of a different person and, as I keep learning, many of my experiences, personal or public, don’t need to be purely edible.
So, as I returned optimistically to the fair for the 2019 season—now with the amazing ability to steadily walk long distances without constant rest-stops and oxygen-drops—I decided to take part in everything that I had always wanted to do at the annual event but, for one reason or another—mostly weight-related, of course—never could.