If you haven't been to an old-school carnival with the freaks and the fun house mirrors and all lately, take a trip to these two posts to enjoy the same effect:

* Bradford Plumer offers "Letting immigrants vote"

* "vegankid", writing from somewhere in NC, describes a recent immigration protest:

vegankid.solidaritydesign.net/2006/04/12/a-que-hora-soy-person

Stay away from the cotton candy.