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I saw on the Today Show this morning that both Omaha and Lincoln ranked in the Top Ten of the 100 best (and worst) places to raise kids.  Cool, eh? Why, maybe this video for kids explains it, ha…

The String Beans, a childrens’ music band from Lincoln, Nebraska, teach you everything you need to know about their home state with this catchy tune. Although I think they forgot to mention the Nebraska Cornhuskers?

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Yesterday was World No Tobacco Day, and today Nebraska’s Clean Indoor Air Act goes into effect! The law bans smoking in all public places and businesses except cigar bars and 20% of hotel rooms. Yippee! Can you tell I’m a non-smoker? Sure the smokers are upset – I say it’s a good time for everyone to quit!

I posted on my Facebook page (are you my friend yet?) how excited I was for this day to come. Got some good commentary/feedback…

Kim: can’t wait until June 1st when Nebraska bars/restaurants will be smoke-free.

Nebraska Motor Vehicles Director Beverly Neth now admits that the winning votes of the new Nebraska license plate were indeed hijacked.  Investigation took place after the media asked for a review of the raw data of the survey. Turns out that CollegeHumor.com did the skew the results to make the black/white/red design the winner. After disqualifying the humor site votes, a new winner was announced – the even uglier meadowlark/goldenrod design won. The soap opera saga was fun while it lasted.

Yesterday, Gov. Dave Heineman unveiled the new license plates for the State of Nebraska…

Submissions were voted on, but were the votes hijacked? Kevin Corrigan of CollegeHumor.com had posted a Ruin a Poll to get people to vote for the boring gray design, and that particular design won! 

This isn’t a victory for Collegehumor. This is a victory for all of us. Together we pranked the entire automobile-owning population of Nebraska. Congratulations.

94 Rock Radio had Kevin as a guest on their Morning Rockpile this morning who kept website statistics showing that they did indeed send 14,000 of those votes. Without those votes, this particular design would not have won.  Does this justify a recount? 

Personally, I didn’t like any of the choices. Guess I should have stepped up the plate and submitted my own design then. After all, I did originally major in commercial art in college.

Anyone else take the What State Should I Live In? Quiz on Facebook?  I think everyone got Nebraska for their answer! Maybe the application developer had an inside track on this news…

Nebraska ranked #1 in MainStreet.com’s Happiness Index! We were awarded the top ranking for best weathering the current economic storm, with 2nd overall in lowest number of foreclosures, 2nd in lowest unemployment rates, and 5th in lowest percentage of non-mortgage debt by income. Watch Diane Sawyer’s story on Good Morning America about Nebraska being the Happiest Place in America.

Quote of the Day: Money may not buy happiness, but it sure can rent it for awhile.

Nebraska pulled off a victory in their first game of the season, winning over Western Michigan 47-24.  My son went to the game with his dad while I went to a Husker party (like my shoes?) to watch the game on per-pay-view. And my daughters listened online via KLIN.com.

The parties are going to start earlier next week, as the Huskers take on San Jose State at 11:30 am via pay-per-view. I upgraded my digital cable package to include Fox Sports Network last week (it was quite chaotic) – too bad they aren’t going to carry the game!

My reason for upgrading my cable was to watch the SDSU vs Iowa State game (they lost 44-17).  My brother is an offensive lineman for the Jacks, and will graduate in December.  Since South Dakota State University joined the Missouri Valley Football Conference, the Huskers are due to play SDSU in the season line-up next year. It would have been neat to see Nick play against the Huskers, but what attire would I wear then?!