Archive for June 2, 2006

Growing up in the Midwest, thunderstorms were an event. In New York City, thunderstorms are merely an inconvenience. Cabs become scarce, and pedestrians run for cover. Everyone disappears indoors and beneath awnings. No one looks up to relish one of nature at its most beautifully chaotic. In the Midwest, as Des Moines, Iowa, was reminded…

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