A man takes a drop too much once in a while, it's only human nature.

• The African Queen
  

Judging by the title of this post I imagine that Ted is still thinking about the Oysterfest and what he missed by not paying the $3 to get into the beer and food tent. This year, he told me, was for the kids; next year will be for Ted and Mrs Ted. Maybe they will be able to imbibe more of the carnival atmosphere as well as some of the beer and oysters if they play their cards right.
Unfortunately they are not allowed to take me to the festival; the police department was patrolling the entrance and denying entry to anyone with a dog! They were also scanning the people leaving the site and asking if they had any open containers of alcohol. Thank goodness our tax dollars are being put to good use. Yes, "our" tax dollars; the city gets taxes on my Nutro small bites too you know!