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Nevada Day. Yes, that's right, Nevada Day was formerly my favorite holiday. Bet you thought I was going to say Halloween, right? Same day--October 31. Isn't that appropriate? Las Vegas (where I used to live and work) has surely become an alternate reality in the Halloween sense.

The Silver State was admitted to the Union on October 31, 1864. I had learned in my Nevada History class at UNLV that the territory became a state because its silver and gold production were needed to help finance the Civil War. However, Nevada State Archivist, Guy Rocha, says uh-uh and "The reasons for Nevada's statehood were political, not economic. Earlier writers were so caught up in romanticizing Nevada's role in the Civil War they decided to re-invent history." (See other Rocha Nevada myth-busting at http://www.nevadaweb.com/nevadaca/rocha-2.html)

How I'll Spend Nevada Day 05
I had a bit of mishap last night. I think I broke something important in my little toe. Oh Crap! I'm hobbling around now that I finally got my shoe on. My face is a mask of pain, my foot-dragging gait mummy-like and my attitude monstrous. Yeah, I'm going to throw candy at the kids in a real life costume of an Old Bitch. Now where the hell is that pointy black hat . . .

CiaoOwwwwww, MMMMMMMMMMMmelinda