Ike

I talked to Dad tonight--they cut their Colorado trip short because of Ike. Dad said the house was fine, but Longview won't have power until Friday, and they'll be even longer in getting it back. Of course, Dad had the trusty old generator to fall back on, but all it powers is the freezer, fridge and one light. NO EMAIL! THE HORROR! It's like campin' out in your house.

One of my friends here is from Orange, TX, down near Sabine Pass, where the Sabine drains into the Gulf. It was hit especially hard by flooding. Temple said that her family told her there fish were stranded in the chain link fences, five feet of water in her mom's house and a carp and snakes swimming in her dad's house. She's going to try to get away in the next few days to help with cleanup.

Kansas ain't lookin' too bad right now. At least when we hear the sirens (like we did last Friday), we can casually turn on the TV, practically break out the popcorn and watch the weathermen pinpoint the exact location of the twister. Hurricanes? Yikarooskies.