I arose early on Saturday to attend
the 2008 Omaha Pride parade (and by "early" I mean "9:15," which doesn't seem very early to most people but is quite strenuous for the darkness-dwellers like me). The parade itself was disappointingly short (lasting a total of about 20 minutes), but the fact that Omaha even *has* a parade (and that it has grown each year) is an accomplishment.
The crowd seemed to enjoy the parade, with no discernible protesting or heckling. I did have one awkward encounter before the parade started as I was standing at 10th and Farnam messing with my camera gear. A gentleman who may or may not (based on his sports-themed attire) have been in town for the College World Series approached me to ask why people were lining up along the sidewalk. I told him it was for a parade, to which he responded "Oh, cool! A parade for what?" Internally bracing, I replied "The Omaha Gay Pride parade." "Oh," was his monotone reply, accompanied by the expected quick retreat.
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Friday, April 25
Lonely Planet
Earth Day pictures are finally up. Enjoy.
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Saturday, April 19
Go Green
It's
Earth Day in Omaha. Head on down to Elmwood Park. :)
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Thursday, June 21
"All the World's a Stage"
Shakespeare on the Green starts today. On tap are "Henry V" and "Love's Labours Lost." If you're interested in going at some point in the next few weeks, let me know and we'll see if we can coordinate a group or something.
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Monday, October 30
A Tale of 371 Cities
I'm sure my esteemed matriarch will exhibit an appropriate level of disapproval, dished out as liberally as her caramel marshmallow treats, at the
latest safety ratings for America's 350-and-change largest cities. Although far outstripping St. Louis (371st) and Detroit (370th) (the worst two offenders who, as my boss pointed out today, happened to be the two finalists in this year's World Series), my own dear metropolitan home ranked in the bottom half, well below Lincoln (128th) and, of all places, New York City (145th). My only consolation is that Omaha's measly 217th place finish still beat Phoenix by almost a hundred places (313th). Take that, Tim.
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