Nebraska, Iowa, South Dakota
Ran 4 miles with Chris Frazier from EMC on Thursday morning. Omaha has a terrific trail system, with over 80 miles of paths. Thursday night I ate at Gorat's. Supposedly, this is Warren Buffett's favorite restaurant and he dines there frequently. Annual meetings for Berkshire Hathaway include dinner at Gorat's. I felt like I was eating in the dining room of a Morrison's or an S&S restaurant. The filet was OK.
Unfortunately, I didn't get to run Friday morning because of the rain. I thought I was escaping the rain by going to the Midwest. I certainly didn't want to pack wet, sweaty clothes in my bags for the flight home Friday afternoon. I drove up to South Sioux City, NE to meet with an insurance company. While there, I jumped across the border over to South Dakota so I can add it to the states I have visited. To get to South Sioux City, NE from Omaha, NE, you do most of the driving in Iowa. A cool perk is the rest stops in Iowa have free wireless! Uncool was the fact that thieves in North Omaha climbed cell towers this week to steal copper wiring and fixtures. Cell coverage was spotty as I was heading back to the airport and a client was trying to talk to me. She called me back 6 times, only to get cut off each time. Fortunately, I was able to get enough of a signal to get through to my boss to tell him to call her and explain my situation. Funny, but not cool.
The trip home was uneventful. My flight went through Memphis, TN and despite the crummy weather in Jacksonville, was not delayed at all. No more traveling for a while, I think.