KEARNEY, Neb. August 8 2010 -- An entire day in the car and we only got halfway across Nebraska. Thank the Good Lord for air conditioning, because the car thermometer hit 101 degrees. Last trip like this I took was in a vintage 1970s Volkswagen Bus with no air conditioning and plastic seats. But the temperature was the same.
Two thoughts from today: (1) I have never seen so much corn. I always knew the Cornhuskers played for Nebraska, but had no appreciation for why that was relevant. Got it now. Corn as far as the eye can see, and farther -- in Iowa and Nebraska. (2) Omaha is a really big city. Really. Lots of pavement, lots of arenas, lots going on. A place on the move, a place someone could live. At some point maybe not so far in the future, it will equal Detroit in population -- and exceed it in hope for the future. Enough making fun of the heartland.
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