The Circus

This past Sunday, Matt and I went to the circus. We were front and center for the show. I saw that they were coming to town and through nostalgia of my last trip to circus in probably 1983, I instantly bought tickets. Turned out that was about the last time Matt was there too. A couple of things we learned about the circus:

1. It is just fine to go every 25 years or so- no need to make it a yearly event.

2. The zebras should be taken out of the show. All they do is spin around in circles and pretend to be dancing. Nothing fancy or special- their time could be spared.

3. There were a few groups outside the circus protesting how the animals were treated. To be expected. I did however watch a nature video not to long ago that showed the enormous strife and struggles of being a lion, tiger or elephant in the wild. Survival is slim, food is scarce, and if the rains don't come, your not gonna make it. If you have baby lions, tigers or elephants, good luck with that- their odds of survival are slim to none- no matter if the rains come or not. This video made the circus look like the jackpot for these animals. I do agree that the costumes were a bit much, but they looked well feed and happy as far as I could tell. One tiger did look a little grumpy but it added a little drama to whole show.

4. Taking a child to the circus is a spendy venture. It certainly is something that should be done, but man, $10 for cotton candy seems a little steep.

5. I did find the age of some of the circus performers to be a little troubling. There seemed to be quite a few children being tossed in the air. Seems like a hard life to break free of- not sure if it is necessary to enlist your 10 year old to a life on the road with a plastic wig and goals of being head trapeze thrower one day.

All is all, I do recommend a trip to the circus- it is a an experience worth having.