$ummer

As I sit here in my house I can hear the screams of girls on carnival rides. You see, the St. Rose of Lima church is right near my house. The front of it is just to the side of my neighborhood and if you drive to the very back of the neighborhood where the turn to my private drive is and just inside the culdesac that is right by my street you will find yourself at the back of the church's property. In fact, I believe that a portion of my street is owned by the church. Anyway, each year in July they hold a carnival. It is just a small one, though the Simi Valley Days carnival is getting so small these days that I think the St. Rose of Lima carnival now rivals it. I am not a fan of carnival rides but I do enjoy the games and prizes and food. But just the same, I doubt that I will go. Carnival prices are out of control. Something that ought to be a great activity for all ages and incomes is really far too expensive for (1) an entire family, and (2) a lone poor college student. So who is left to go? That's what I don't get. Why on earth do carnivals charge so much? Their numbers would be significantly higher if they charged less. I really think its a matter of bad business. After all, its not like you have the great business minds of America running carnivals. Most likely they simply have not taken the time to work out the numbers. I wish they would. I'd like to be able to afford to go throw pennies at bottles in hopes of winning something useless. And you know something, every once in a long while, one of those goldfish does live past 36 hours. I'd like to be able to afford to give a goldfish a chance. Wouldn't you?