Ike

I cannot wrap my mind around the idea of a major city in our country going for up to a week without electricity or safe water. Our thoughts and prayers are with the residents of Houston (particularly one family) and the surrounding area as they begin the long road to a return to normalcy.

Proper priorities

We did not get to bed last night until well past 2 a.m. because of the line of storms that hit the mid-south yesterday evening. On two occasions were holed up in the fitness center (away from the heavy equipment) of our apartment complex while our weather radio made an awful racket. I can thank [...]