I must confess that I really like this song.  Note the Willy Nelson cameo.

Warning:  contains (thinly-) veiled drug references.

I just realized this might not be the best time to go a week without posting.

As many of you know, much of Iowa (including our town, Iowa City) has been severely damaged by flooding. We are currently at my parents’ house in Ames, which appears to not be in serious danger. It looks like our house in IC is fine; we’re far enough from the flood plain that it shouldn’t be an issue. On the other hand, every estimate the weather-types have made thus far has under-predicted the actual damage.

My brother just moved to Lincoln, NE, to start his new job. It’s a good thing, because his former street is under water. He hasn’t fully moved out yet; luckily he had a second-floor apartment, so while it’s totally inaccessible right now, at least his stuff is probably okay. There’s only one bridge left in town, which was our main reason to choose Ames as a hang-out location: even though our house and neighborhood are okay, we would be stranded. There’s also a high potential for losing electricity and water.

The only silver lining is that it seems to have brought Britney and Kevin back together.

Photo courtesy of the Iowa City Press Citizen.  Not actually Britney or Kevin.