Cold Season

I've been missing Utah a bit lately, So I figured I would think up some good things about Iowa:

• Four distinct seasons (sometimes it seems like they are humidity season, cold season, bitter cold season, and tornado season)
• Gas is $2.49 a gallon today. That is closer to $2 than to $3
• You never know when you will have an actual conversation with a complete stranger. It happens every day
• The absolute biggest story on the news tonight is the controversy over two "mega hog containments" a few towns away. This may or may not be a bad thing, but I had to laugh at the thought of mega-hogs getting loose in Dallas County.
• You can drive around this time of year and watch huge combines harvesting corn. If you've never seen it, it's cooler than you think.
• A couple hours drive, and you are in KC, eating BBQ that will blow your mind
• The air on calm mornings smells like rich, black dirt
• Field of Dreams

It's a big night at our house. Tomorrow morning Sarah goes in for ear surgery. Lord willing, tomorrow she will hear in stereo for the first time in years.