My Day at the World's Faire

Today was the final day of the World's Faire -- even though our steamboat was delayed, we managed to come just in time to see all of the booths we wanted to. It was brilliant to stand in Paris, the city of my heart, and see the skyline utterly changed by the beauty of the Eiffel Tower and its peers. I saw a brilliant machine that could take photographs of the insides of our very bodies! The implications are simply marvelous -- now we can know where these cancerous growths exist inside the body without having to cut open the patient. I also had the privilege of witnessing yet greater iterations upon the lightbulb, these ones largely innovations upon Edison's brilliant design. Never were my father and his ancestors able to write under such good, safe, and easy light over the courses of their entire lives, but we are seeing yet greater potential already. On a lighter note, I was also able to see innovations in one of my favorite areas -- food! The fair was home to such culinary wonders as so-called "cotton candy" that tastes like sweetened cotton, and, even better -- "popped corn!" The crunchiness and the brilliant little salty flavor -- I won't be eating anything that delicious anytime soon. My children were eager to see the art booth, and they dragged me into it to discover that my good friends, the Impressionists, have made quite an impression! Never before have the impressionists been given so much credit for their work, and it was heartwarming to see the visitors to the World's Faire receive them so well. A new and fascinating development was to be seen at the Art Nouveau booth, however, where I enjoyed seeing their "flat"-styled art. It seemed to me that I was seeing brilliant, futuristic art come to life before my eyes when I watched one of the painters demonstrate his techniques. I'm glad to have gone to the World's Faire; it seems that I was able to witness the future of our worldly culture today.