Experiencing Ye olde Renaissance fest

Dear County Agent Guy:

A dragon holding a silver ball in its terrifying teeth was perched next to the gate. It was the first hint we were in for a day of weirdness and wonder.

My wife and I recently attended the Siouxland Renaissance Festival. While we waited in line to buy tickets, a guy dressed as a medieval raggedy man sashayed through the crowd, hawking his “scented programs.” Whenever someone took him up on his offe…