Whistle or harmonica?

Published 2:37 pm Wednesday, August 26, 2009

And nobody calls you a zebra: Unemployment is driving some people to new and unusual careers. Some are panning for gold. Others are taking work as referees for high school athletics and youth rec leagues.

We recommend panning for gold. You get a fun nickname like “Gabby,” can use phrases like “dern-tootin’” and you don’t have to listen to red-faced parents screaming at you that you’re blind.

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There’s a reason it’s called “The Scrambler”: It’s state fair time again. One of the demonstrations you can catch at the upcoming Evergreen State Fair in Monroe, is Sheep to Shawl, which takes you through each step from shearing sheep to weaving a shawl.

And before you step up for something deep-fried on a stick, take the fair food quiz.

Then you can follow your kids through the step-by-step demonstration of Funnel Cake to Cotton Candy to Corn Dog to Barn Smells to Upsidedown Carnival Ride to “Mom, I Don’t Feel So Good,” to “Not in the Car! Not in the Car!”

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One lump or two? The American Heart Association says we should cut back on the 22 teaspoons of sugar we eat each day.

We are so suing Mary Poppins.