Apologies for no updates in a while

Sorry for the lack of updates to my latest story 'Necessity is the Mother of Invention' for the past few weeks. Many of you know that I live close the Mississippi River, normally about 100 yards from the water's edge, that distance has become much less over the past few weeks. So much less that I became the proud owner of an indoor pool in my basement, yes my water heater and furnace got a good washing after the water began seeping up through cracks in the basement floor to a depth of almost 3 feet.

Also with all the road closures and detours the trip to and from work has more than doubled. Needless to say it's been a whole lot of fun around here lately!

Here's a link to a 6 minute video of one of the levees breaking in downtown Davenport, about 6 blocks from my office.

http://click1.email.qctimes.com/bbqvdfqqcqsyzpgdyjlffyzctzym...