Ike sort of hit us with a windstorm Saturday morning. Very little rain per se, but tropical storm force winds ripped up trees, area-wide power outages, knocked over electric poles, tore up roofs, etc., etc. Massive crop losses too, as it's the season for smoking tobacco (as in, hanging the fresh-cut leaves up in a barn above smoldering ashes) and ( Read more... )

Feverish, coughing up crap, sore throat, aching all over. If I'm not around much, it's because I'm emulating a zombie right now.