Clash of the hot and the cold!

You guys are awesome! Thanks for paying such close attention to *my* weather forecasts and asking me if I am OK (lots of email). I was out riding my bike, at first in strong headwinds, that almost died down by the time I was returning home. (A calm before the storm kinda feel) It figures...if you struggle into a headwind for almost two hours, you kinda look forward to pay back with a tailwind. But I will take no-wind any and every day of the week.

The storms never really passed through Marshall at all. However, my Minnesota sister Sue (and family) and Aunt Sue looked to be in the path of the craziness (are you guys OK?) and this morning showed the result of the clash of the cold front meets the hot front, as roofs were ripped off homes, trees were down (BIG trees), power is out, and schools are closed.

Mike's first words when I was telling him about the closed schools and businesses due to the weather were, "Is USBank closed? Should their employees all stay home today and go for a bike ride?" No such luck.

Minnesota is a BIG state, and so the Taylor's are all safe and sound.

It looks like the Texas coastline is in for a big one though. Major weather drama. Sigh.

The cornfields are all plowed almost. Looks like Fall. Hey, it is Fall...officially...today. I've got to go get my door-locks fixed on my car as they spazzed-out yesterday when Mike tried to lock the car. Hopefully it won't break-the-bank to fix it as I need to get to Minneapolis on Tuesday to fly to Vegas. Not sure what I'll do. (No bus or train option that I know of...) Time's like these I really miss the convenience of inter-model transportation. Actually I miss San Francisco EVERY DAY. It's a city that you complain about when you're there, but there is NO place like it in the world.

Happy Fall!