Good News, Bad News

It seems there is no good way to say one is grateful that catastrophe did not visit one's front door - when one knows it is because catastrophe went elsewhere. I am glad the danger has passed us by, but I am saddened there is danger for others.

If you cared enough to check the coordinates and track the path of this storm, you will know by now that Ivan is unleashing his wrath on Mobile, Alabama. What we experienced, just to the west of New Orleans, was tropical breezes that allowed us to stay outdoors all day and enjoy the sunshine.

Much preferable to being indoors, behind windows covered with plywood, in a home feeling too much like a tomb.