The flood waters have begun receding, and things are largely back to normal for the people in my community. We were under mandatory water restrictions from Sunday night until Wednesday night. Businesses were to cut down on their water usage by 25%, and residences were to cut down their usage by 50%. Because I live … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up, 03/24/2019
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Sunday Sum-Up, 03/17/2019
Happy Saint Patrick's Day! Also, I am still here, not quite surprisingly. Thanks to two months' worth of above-normal snowfall and the warm front that melted it all in two days in eastern Nebraska, a bomb cyclone that dropped another few feet of snow over western Nebraska, and heavy rains across most of the state, … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up, 03/17/2019
Sunday Sum-Up, 03/10/2019
As far as snowy and rainy birthday weeks go, this was a pretty good one. I didn't really go out and do anything special, but a bunch of us did get together for pizza and cake, and I splurged a little and bought some books. Which books, you ask? The Priory of the Orange Tree … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up, 03/10/2019
Sunday Sum-Up, 03/03/2019
I always find it strange when, on the first day of March, people complain that it is still cold and snowy, as though nature cares what day it is on a human calendar. Yes, I understand that February was colder and snowier than average, but the first day of spring is still three weeks away, … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up, 03/03/2019
