Nevada Day 2009

Today was the annual Nevada Day parade held in Carson City, Nevada. This year's theme was "Nevada Salutes President Lincoln."

As the World Turns.

Nevada Day organizers risked alienation yesterday.

The statehood celebration is a major event in this state. When I lived in Oregon, few people knew or even cared about when it became a state (February 14, 1859) and certainly didn't celebrate it.

Everybody here knows when Nevada was admitted to the Union (October 31, 1864).
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Mississippi's Como Elementary is an example of the outrageousness of NCLB.

Not that any of our politicians give a shit enough to throw that piece of crap into the garbage can where it belongs.
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The injury suffered by George Washington in yesterday's Breeders' Cup Classic could not be repaired and he had to be put down:

“He had an open fracture of the condyle,” said on-call veterinarian Dr. C. Wayne McIlwraith. "The fetlock was dislocated with both sesamoids fractured as well. So it was a hopeless injury as far as repair, and he has been euthanized.”

I just hate this stuff, and it seems that more and more horses are prone to breakdowns because of poor breeding habits. Soundness simply isn't as prized as it once was.

George Washington, 4, raced just 14 times and won six races. Compare his record with the likes of Whirlaway, Exterminator, John Henry, or even Affirmed and Spectacular Bid.
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This is something to read during the dinner hour.
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No amount of magic was able to keep David Copperfield out of the courtroom on rape charges:

Sources confirmed that the woman told investigators Copperfield later promised he could help with her modeling career and invited her to his isolated $50 million private retreat at Musha Cay, in a tiny string of white-sand islands 85 miles southeast of Nassau, Bahamas.

She told investigators Copperfield assured her that there would be other guests at the 150-acre resort, which is restricted to a maximum of 24 guests and rents for up to $50,000 a night. From Nassau, the retreat is accessible only by charter plane and then private boat.

When the woman, 21, made the trip in late July -- after exchanging e-mails with Copperfield, 51 -- she found herself the only guest on the island with him, she told investigators. She has told Seattle police, and later the FBI, that Copperfield raped and struck her during her two days on the island, said sources familiar with her allegations.

She said that, afterward, Copperfield threatened her, telling her she'd better keep quiet, and then escorted her onto a plane, sources said.

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A man took riding a bicycle to extremes and found himself in court.
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Oprah should have invested her loot in schools in this country.

This scandal has been all over the tabloids.
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After I finished marching, I took some pictures of some of the other entries.





I decided to be a poop and snap this picture as we were marching in the parade.



Some participants talk before we head out on Carson Street. When we did, it was quite a long walk. The crowd was very receptive to our entry, which is something considering northern Nevada still leans Republican. I was, however, upset I couldn't obtain the Nevada Day button with this year's logo. All of the souvenir stands sold out of them, and they are not available on the website. I did pick up some other stuff on the way back to the car.




I went to Carson City this year to be a participant in the parade rather than a spectator. I marched in the Nevada Democratic Party entry. I walked carrying the White Pine County sign in the shape of state of Nevada. In this picture, Nevada Democratic Party Chair Jill Derby sat under the float's flying saucer.

Here are some pictures I took of the Nevada Day Parade. This year's theme was Mysteries of Nevada: Area 51 having to do with UFOs and aliens. Too bad organizers didn't invite Dennis Kucinich to be parade marshal.