Here is a quote from Michael from an e mail I received.
"I was going to let everyone know I was going to be gone to a family reunion last Wednesday. Unfortunately a tornado took out the grain elevator where the antenna is that I get my internet from before I got that done. So I reinstated my old dial up account and the phone lines went out before I could do anything again, from another tornado and rain storm. I got back home on Monday, but I still have no reliable internet connection and am still catching up from all the beekeeping/queen rearing I'm behind on and doing the Nebraska Beekeepers Association meeting, and getting some bees out of a tree that blew down in the storm. I will be back when I have some consistent access to the internet and some time. Sorry. The internet provider sent me a refund check yesterday. That doesn't look good. I don't see how I can keep up on dial up especially when my phone line goes out every time it rains now."
So now we know where he has been and looks like it will be some time before he makes an appearance here. Glad he is ok though.