The corn is as high as an elephant's eye ...

It was inevitable that I would work "corn" into this blog. The most obvious reason is that I live in the Cornhusker State and root for the Cornhuskers. (Although they prefer to be known by their more urbane name ... THE Huskers.) And yes, I bleed Husker Red ... but with balance. I hope. 

Nebraska is an agriculture state ... whether it's corn or cattle. I, however, live in  the Capitol City, removed from the ranches and farms that make Nebraska rich. In Nebraska, we also have something called milo ... still no real idea what it is. And we have de-tasseling ... for those teenagers who have the stamina to walk the corn fields on hot July days when the temperatures soar and the humidity follows closely thereafter. 

And this summer is no exception ... corn is everywhere (and likely right here in this blog!) and it is indeed as high as an elephant's eye. Although you have to ask yourself ... how did Oklahoma farm boys know how high an elephant's eye is anyway. 

Because yes, that phrase is from the wonderful (if sometimes overworked) musical "Oklahoma." Specifically ... "Oh, What A Beautiful Morning." They could have called it "Nebraska" ... wouldn't that have done nicely, too? But then again, there is that "Oklahoma OK" ... nearly pure poetry, isn't it? (Here I would insert a winking emoticon but I'm trying to avoid them as much as possible!) 

But the musical "Oklahoma" does has a Nebraska tie. Gordon MacRae ... the fabulous lead with the huge voice ... married a woman who was from Lincoln and then eventually retired here. Gordon MacRae is buried in Wyuka Cemetery in Lincoln. (If you are interested in the stories that accompany many a headstone in a cemetery ... then you've come to the right place. My dad taught me early to remember those who have gone before us ... and honor them by visiting where they are buried.) 

But I will leave you a more pleasant note than cemeteries ... because I may have found a way to embed a video ... and if so, you can hear that big voice of Gordon MacRae if you click on it!!