I am really homesick. Really and truly. Sitting at the table in a kitchen conversationYou spilled the words you read just yesterdayHe said, “Be perfect, perfect as I am”“How can this be done,” you ask, “when every time I try to beSomeone with such a mastery, I see how weak I am”I said, “See the [...]
Archive for the ‘Nebraska Love’ Category
Heartbreak
Posted in Nebraska Love on November 3, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Reason #5 Why I Love Nebraska
Posted in Nebraska Love on August 18, 2008 | 12 Comments »
Because it’s home.
Reason #4 Why I Love Nebraska
Posted in Nebraska Love on August 2, 2008 | 2 Comments »
The corn. The picture was my view as a child. I grew up on a farm, and spent my summers irrigating with my brother. I’d pick up irrigation socks, watch him fix pivots, and driving through corn fields like this one. When the sweet corn was tasseled out and ready to be “put up” as [...]
Reason #3 Why I Love Nebraska
Posted in Nebraska Love on July 26, 2008 | 6 Comments »
I get to openly mock this: Because it rightfully deserves to be mocked. Mercilessly. Seriously, the crazy finger-pointing alone is worth 10 minutes of mocking.
Reason #2 Why I Love Nebraska
Posted in Nebraska Love on July 17, 2008 | 4 Comments »
This town: Kearney. It’s where I’ve lived for the last eight years, and the place I will say goodbye to in four short weeks. Many things about this town drive me crazy. But many things don’t. I choose to focus on the things that don’t. 1.) You can talk to a complete stranger for 5 [...]
Reason #1 Why I Love Nebraska
Posted in Nebraska Love on July 12, 2008 | 8 Comments »
Legacy Milk comes out of Hallam, NE. They use glass bottles that you can return to the store (Environmentally-friendly! Yea!), they have crazy-fun flavors like Cotton Candy and Root Beer. You pay a little extra, but it completely worth it. They don’t use any growth-hormones, and it just tastes good.
