Archive for January, 2008

Nebraska State Patrol

Friday, January 4th, 2008

I’m taking a break from all my dart games, because I’ve started to think about other things – like if I were to REALLY go on that road trip, would I really be safe? And that got me thinking about the Nebraska State Patrol.

I may live in Nebraska, but I sure as heck don’t [...]

Fremont Nebraska

Friday, January 4th, 2008

On a lark, I threw that dart at my map of Nebraska on the wall again and found it smack dab in the middle of Fremont, Nebraska. Which is why I’m writing about it now before I move on to other things.

Fremont, Nebraska is the county seat of Dodge County. It’s pretty close [...]

North Platte Nebraska

Thursday, January 3rd, 2008

The next city my dart seems to have hit is North Platte, Nebraska which many of my friends from university claim is actually the most boring bleeding town in the state. I looked it up (just now) and found myself wondering how boring I must be as a person if I actually thought that [...]

Bellevue Nebraska

Thursday, January 3rd, 2008

Because I suddenly realized that lately I’ve been meeting folks from all over the state, and some of those places I’ve never even heard of before, I’ve decided to make a game out of it. I close my eyes, throw a dart at a map of Nebraska, and write a little something about whatever [...]

Hastings Nebraska

Thursday, January 3rd, 2008

As it turns out, I have cousins from Hastings, Nebraska. Well, to be more specific, I have distant cousins from distant New York City who very recently moved to Hastings, Nebraska because they felt that New York is getting a little too troublesome (they would laugh every time they say this, and I have [...]

Norfolk Nebraska

Thursday, January 3rd, 2008

I just met a guy from Norfolk, Nebraska. And, being dismally bad at geography, I had to admit to him that I didn’t really know where it is, even though I’m living in the same state. He just laughed and told me about me, but let me tell you: it one of the [...]