I started the day last Tuesday with the intent of hitting a local breakfast spot for two purposes: for one, I have a column past-due for which I need to write about a hole-in-the-wall restaurant; for two, what superstition I have tells me that starting out the first day of the semester with an enjoyable and hearty breakfast has got to put me on proper footing.
My footing was lost, so to speak, in finding that footing when my partner for the outing informed me at 7:30 a.m. that said local …

Pawnee Prairie Nature Center | Photo by Cheryl Dumcum