My wife reminded me that this is our normal month for the most rainfall and after all we had received earlier this spring, I had forgotten that fact. Watching those wet Iowa folks helping each other out in the flooded streets of their towns reminded me of how great American neighbors really are. I talked to a farmer the other day that lost his brand new tractor in a flooded stream that he had forded sucessfully for years, but this is just not an ordinary year. I believe we are seeing new records set because we are in either a 100 year or 500 year or 1000 year cycle of flooding like we have never seen before. Unfortunately it seems there is more on the way, hang on, keep your head above water, and keep on being a good neighbor. That is what being a mid-west citizen is all about, help, give, & pray for each other.