ANDY: You okay, Boss?
MACE MONTANA: Well, my chin's banged up pretty bad... I think my ribs are broke... an' it feels like I punctured a major organ, Andy... but I'm circus.
---Big Top Pee-Wee
Today we went with Shannon and Linda to the circus at Soldier's Field. It was a small circus but it had an elephant, horses, a clown on a unicycle, and a large number of underage performers. Sammy enjoyed the show and being able to play with Shannon.
Sammy leads the way to the big top...
Shannon takes the bumpy slide...
Shannon and Sammy just before the show...
You'd think gas stations would have the hardest time keeping their signs up to date...
Sammy, back on the trail again...
As Sammy watches...
...his father dreams of becoming a death-defying trapeze artist...
...don't quit that day job yet, Paul...
...his father dreams of becoming a death-defying trapeze artist...
...don't quit that day job yet, Paul...
The large horse presentation actually was kind of neat...
...there were three large, muscular horses who quite agile...
...there were three large, muscular horses who quite agile...
This performer was 9 years old...
...perhaps we can get Sammy a job soon...
...she had 12 hula-hoops going at once all over the place...
...perhaps we can get Sammy a job soon...
...she had 12 hula-hoops going at once all over the place...
Reason #58,376 why we keep telling Sammy to go to college...
