The Great Western Stock Show

Spent the morning at the Great Western Stock Show. Mr. Lynn wanted to know why I was working at a stock show. Well, duh, because we have a health screening exhibit and I am, after all, Family Medicine Faculty. My job was to "supervise" the students as they did blood pressure, cholesteral and glucose screenings. Like I could help with any of that. I was pretty good at weighing and measuring the small children and I got my own blood screened, but the students were own their own here...and very impressive.

I love stock shows though; I feel right at home among the cowboys and cowgirls, the cattle, the horses, the roosters--and of course the jewelry, the clothes, and the food! When I arrived at 7 AM, the roosters were just waking up, crowing to make sure the other animals were up too. The cows were all brushed and braided, and the cowboys were already in the bar, knocking back whiskey in the Pfizer hospitality tent!

Anyway, a few pics from my morning adventure:

There are cows...all gussied up and ready for the show








And Ole Cowboys...just hangin' around with the old furniture...(Some call them "antiques"

And the latest in tractors...

and a $3 bottle of water!