Archive for June 19, 2009

Why Nebraska’s state motto is “The Good Life”

Posted in Musings with tags , , on June 19, 2009 by xxxicana

Lincoln has a minor league baseball team — The Salt Dogs.  Mister Man and I venture out a couple of times each season to watch –ALWAYS on a Wednesday.  Why?  Because Wednesdays are Wiener Dog Race nights.

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Not only does Nebraska have the second lowest rate of unemployment in the nation, but we have really exciting events to please the crowds!  Here’s a local newsman’s coverage of the Wiener Dog races . . . wait for it . . . race is at the end of the video.

http://media.journalstar.com/videos/?mid=M4a306a29d4b42

ps:  photo of weiner dog flagrantly copied from http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Kf8xd6skG4c/SSJEpCaodII/AAAAAAAAABo/e-5cBt45IvY/s320/dukedachshund.jpg