Regular blogging will resume shortly, like how a hillbilly taught me how to make a craps table become hot (hint - it involves putting money on the best that is, by far, the least popular).
But first, some pictures from the flooding in Iowa City/Coralville. Many of you know that I worked in Iowa City and lived in Coralville from 2004 to early 2006. These pictures are kind of amazing - and are only about 3 miles from our old house.
The first picture above is an aerial shot of the main intersection in Coralville. You can see the tree lined strees intersecting right about in the middle of the picture. The circles you see just below and to the right of that intersection is the University of Iowa softball fields - the actual circles you see are the outfield fences. You can barely make out a water tower in the upper left part of the picture - our house was about 1 mile from that tower.
At the bottom left, you can also see the #13 green(s) of the University golf course. This is where I lost my 2005 Ryder Cup match, 6 and 5 - but the Iowa City team won the overall matches, 14 1/2 to 13 1/2. Those are not supposed to be island greens.
The second picture is a close up of the main intersection. Sorry, no Hardee's burgers for a while.
The last picture is one of the buildings affected - where I got my hair cut consistently for 2 years. Dave was a typical barber - 60 years old, and full of stories - and actually gave Freddie a pocket coin holder with a Hawkeye logo when he came in. He still has it.
The flooding, obviously, will take a while to recover from. If you see any appeals for donations for flood relief in the area, I ask that you consider donating to the relief effort.
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