They may be flooded, but the phone probably still works.

I'm dumb and forgot to tell... anyone at the office that I was in MN and not CR.  Whoops.  Pottsie just called (using his suavest phone voice) to make sure I was alive.  

New Rule: Always call before leaving town... no matter how early that would get someone that information.  Otherwise, I'll forget. 

On the plus side, I thought of tons of questions for Obama, should I ever have the opportunity to ask them.  I was listening to a podcast about the economy and the vast and growing inequality in the U.S. while I was waiting for my car to get fixed today.  The factoid burned on my brain:  

After being adjusted for inflation, the average worker in the U.S. in the 1960s earned $9.88 per hour.  Today that rate is $5.80.  Whoa.  That's an issue, especially considering worker productivity has skyrocketed in that time.  More work for less pay. A lot less pay.