Batten Down the Hatches

As many of you know, the better half's parents live about 90 minutes off the Gulf Coast, south of Hattiesburg, Mississippi. And a great part of the in-laws' family live in Baldwin County, AL, one of Alabama's two Gulf counties. So many of our loved ones are in harm's way tonite. (We have a lot of personal connection to the region, too. We honeymooned in Gulf Shores, and have vacationed in Orange Beach a few times, too. Gulf State Park, in Alabama, is my favorite place to camp, in the whole world. How much of it can survive the storm surge, I don't know.)

So Hurricane Katrina is a matter of concern in the household tonite. Batten down the hatches, New Orleans, Biloxi, Mobile (did I say that I finished the Mobile Marathon in 2003?). Let's hope the levee holds, the French Quarter is saved, and the thousands of poor people trapped in the Superdome make it. Can the Superdome roof withstand the winds?

BTW, in fairness, Fox News has the best coverage of the storm right now. Good work, Fox.

Let's just hope that things don't turn out as bad as they look right now. But the feds aren't making things look better right now . . .