First off let me say that this blog entry is being written on Monday, March 24 at about 6:25AM. With no internet connection it’s being posted on Tuesday, March 25.
Flood waters from the Meramec River have been receding for the last few days except in Arnold at the confluence with the Mississippi. In Eureka the river crested at 40.06 feet during Friday. Some home and business owners in Pacific and Eureka were able to return to check for damage yesterday and others would return today. State Highway 141 at I-44 which closed Thursday reopened early today. The flood waters had been so bad at that MODOT (Missouri Department of Transportation) had to put out concrete dividers and sandbags to keep 44 from going under, fortunately it never did. Yesterday’s weather was just flat out screwy. It snowed off and on majority of the day. Not only did it snow but there was sleet and sun! This is just nuts. Oh well, typical Missouri weather.
In other news, the men’s basketball team of Washington University in St. Louis won the NCAA Division III championship for the first time on Saturday in Salem, VA. To continue with sports for a bit, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the New York Mets 14-4 in one of the last Spring Training games. At the end of this week, the Cardinals will play two exposition games in Springfield against their Double-A club, the Springfield Cardinals.
Unfortunately there is another reality that all Americans are having to face. Late last night (Monday in Iraq) the 4000th soldier was killed in Iraq, when four soldiers were killed by a roadside bomb.
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