Irene on the Approach
Coastal Maryland is now being evacuated. I'm very glad to live decently well inland and on a bit of a hill - near the crest, in fact. Nevertheless, I am a little worried about Hurricane Irene - more now than before, since Governor O'Malley is making a very big deal of it. They (governors) don't do that unless they really want you to leave. He asks people to move inland and stay with someone they love. With three cats, it's slightly more complicated, but I have located all the pet-friendly hotels between here and West Virginia, just in case. My dear wife has been in charge of emergency supplies. I'm going to put gas in our friend's car (she can't drive) and be on the alert for her as well. Luckily, she also lives on a hill. Unluckily, she's surrounded by trees and allergic to cats (so we can't take her in). If it turns out like Isabel, we're going to spend a week or so without electricity and mainly play games, read, and do art. Not the worse way to spend a weekend. I hope my bad leg doesn't act up (read: I hope I have enough medication and remember to take it regularly).
If you're the praying sort, send the East Coast a few prayers, and add one for my Aunt Nancy, too, since she just had surgery for breast cancer.
If you're the praying sort, send the East Coast a few prayers, and add one for my Aunt Nancy, too, since she just had surgery for breast cancer.