No faint praise

Well, it’s the holidays. Like many Americans, I hop in my car and drive to see relatives for Thanksgiving. Specifically, I go to see my father and his wife in Lawrence, Kan.

This mostly-annual trip is no small undertaking as it is about 1,561 miles round trip.

I set out Tuesday night for Cheyenne to stay with friends and get a running start on the 11 to 12 hour trip (that’s if you don’t stop a lot).

The weather predictions are clear for the days I had planned to travel and I have been lucky on past Thanksgiving sojourns.

The storm that manages to hit Cheyenne that night is obviously of the “st...