Bragging Rights

I had no idea the Nebraska State fair offered so much gourmet food. Did you know you can get cheese-on-a-stick, pizza-on-a-stick, pork chops-on-a-stick, corn dogs-on-a-stick, bread-on-a-stick, deep fried peaches-on-a-stick, deep fried Twinkies-on-stick, corn on the cob-on-a-stick. We figured the only thing they don't offer on a stick is shish-ka-bob. The kabobs, no doubt, come on a plate. We don't actually have verification on that though. You can also get a hot beef sundae too, which is actually mashed potatos with beef and gravy. It's either clever marketing, or a last ditch effort to give the food-on-a-stick some decent competition.

Speaking of competition. Decoy competed in the finals for Dock Dog Competition today. He competed an the amateur level. His first two jumps today yielded 17'2" and 16'2". That placed him in 3rd going into the last round. His second two jumps were even better 17'3" and 17'10". Not too shabby! The winning jump was just over 20 in his division. But we were delighted with second. Pretty darned cool. Decoy might compete again next weekend, although dove season opens Monday, so definitely a conflict of interest.

So yes, I'm bragging. not about being a Nebraskan, or about the food-on-a-stick, but about a handsome black lab named Decoy.