I need to be out of here!
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Not that Iowa (it was my 50th state) or Nebraska is all that bad, weather wise, it's been a really weird 30 days since I've arrived. It seems as if there's an electrical storm every other day.
As I mentioned before, I flew in on the night of May 1 and was presented with a 3-4 inch snow storm that left even the most seasoned midwesterner baffled. Driving to work the next morning, I encountered several vehicles off in the ditch or neutral ground mired in snow and mud and passed through small towns and saw people shoveling snow. Aside from a VERY brief warm spell, it has been unseasonably cool and wet, to the dismay of farmers here.
This weekend is no exception. I put on a pair of shorts and t-shirt to head into downtown Omaha, only to turn around within seconds of leaving the hotel. It was 57° at 11:00 AM with a brisk wind blowing. It's been part of the spring systems that have caused deadly tornadoes in Oklahoma and Missouri.
Anyway, if I can manage another week, I'll be catching a flight out of here for my mother's family reunion next weekend then grabbing a flight the following Monday for a 2 week vacation on Maui. While I need the vacation, I think Darlene has been looking forward to it with greater anticipation than I.
It will be good to see my old friend, Mr. Green Sea Turtle again offshore from Ulua Beach near Kihei.
As I mentioned before, I flew in on the night of May 1 and was presented with a 3-4 inch snow storm that left even the most seasoned midwesterner baffled. Driving to work the next morning, I encountered several vehicles off in the ditch or neutral ground mired in snow and mud and passed through small towns and saw people shoveling snow. Aside from a VERY brief warm spell, it has been unseasonably cool and wet, to the dismay of farmers here.
This weekend is no exception. I put on a pair of shorts and t-shirt to head into downtown Omaha, only to turn around within seconds of leaving the hotel. It was 57° at 11:00 AM with a brisk wind blowing. It's been part of the spring systems that have caused deadly tornadoes in Oklahoma and Missouri.
Anyway, if I can manage another week, I'll be catching a flight out of here for my mother's family reunion next weekend then grabbing a flight the following Monday for a 2 week vacation on Maui. While I need the vacation, I think Darlene has been looking forward to it with greater anticipation than I.
It will be good to see my old friend, Mr. Green Sea Turtle again offshore from Ulua Beach near Kihei.
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