Hey mom

If you read an earlier post, you know our family was in Nebraska over the holidays. We left the farm on Dec. 29, the day after an ice storm began to descend on south central Nebraska. In short order, the storm knocked over 3,000 power poles in a four-county region. The folks still don't have power and are spending $70 per day on diesel to run a power generator less than half time. The community paper hasn't published since the day of the storm, so the Holdredge Citizen is ironically missing out on the biggest story of the year. Since their Internet is also out, Mom and Dad can't read this post today, but this is my public salute to their resolve and earnest wish the upside-down world of south central Nebraska is made right soon.


Jan. 8 update: The lights are on!