So, yeah, my daughter and I had a great time at the Renaissance Fair outside Scottsdale, Arizona when I went to visit her… because she supposedly wasn’t ‘feeling well’…

I think maybe my praying made her better… that’s my story and I’m sticking to it… It was sort of fun being a monk for a day. I ran around holding my cross out and yelling “PESTILENCE!!!” I may even have blessed a few people… but I don’t know how much weight that carries…

I toyed with the idea of buying some armor and a sword, and reverting to my usual role as a sword-wielding soldier of fortune… but that stuff is expensive.

It was really cool to spend some quality time with Jess… and worth the long drive… the really long drive…

Also, even if you don’t have your own cloak like I do, you should rent or borrow one and wear it for a day… cloaks are cool… wear it to work… with the hood up… that ought to make people curious…

They even had what might be the world’s biggest rocking horse… that rocks… (Ha! See what I did there?)…

Yeah, go to a Ren Fair, if you haven’t yet.

Immerse yourself in history…

Let yourself get sucked into the past.

Okay, people, once again, pirates who dressed like extras in the Pirates Of The Caribbean movies did not exist during the renaissance period… although… for some reason… this didn’t bother me too much, anachronism or not.