Hey! It's that soybeanny time of year again!

Tractors always have a prominent place in the parade.  Check out the kid
already working on the beer gut style driving.

We're sophisticated.  Mmmm, Strawerries.

So tonight begins the 2010 Tennessee Soybean Festival.  We're going to watch the parade, which will feature VERY LOUD SIRENS from the Police and Fire Department, some marching band action, some cars/trucks sponsored by local politicians, Miss Junior Soybean sitting in the back of a convertible, Captain Skyhawk, some tractors, some horses, the Aaron's Rents truck, an AWANA "float," i.e., trailer towed by a pickup, apparently sponsored by First Baptist Martin (no, the boy is not riding in the float . . . we don't want to mess with it), and lots of cheap candy being tossed to greedy elementary age kids.  The best part of that last thing:  they tend to throw out a lot of Banana Laffy Taffy!

The parades are a lot of fun, and I'll be honest:  it's kinda fun to mock the rednecks who bring up the rear of the parade on their 4-wheelers.  They think they're being impressive.  Oh how wrong they are.

Maybe we'll get a good picture or two for an after-action report.

UPDATE:  Not one crummy piece of Banana Laffy Taffy.  I'm disappointed.