It’s 9:47 — the rain is just starting to pick up, but is still not unusual. No lightening, no thunder. Little to no wind. It is very, very humid out — otherwise, it is actually pleasant. About an hour ago I went out and brought in the front door welcome mat… and almost wanted to go for a walk because it was such a nice evening (I actually like humid nights.)
Of course, we aren’t expecting this to last. Current news is that Katrina has actually shifted a bit to the east — a bit better for NOLA, but puts us a little more in the danger zone. We’ve got the hurricane lamps, candles, hand-held battery-run tv/radio, flashlights, and batteries gathered. We’ll fill up bathtubs. The news and weather is on constantly… I am going to try to get Paul to play a game of Scrabble with me. Will and I played fuzz-ball, pinball, and golf all evening. He seems blissfully unaware of any danger, so we must be doing a good job of sending out positive messages.
Some comic relief. Discussing the potential challenges in front of us, I said, “Jeez, with this, we’ll have gone through just about everything challenge a marriage can face, short of one of us dying.” Without missing a beat, Paul said, “You mean you’re having an affair?!” He always knows how to make me laugh.
We will post as we can.
Arcticman | 29-Aug-05 at 10:31 am | Permalink
Glad to hear you all are okay! I’ll let you know what insider information I can gather from NOAA about the hurricane. We had a couple of co-workers fly through the eye of the Hurricane yesterday and said it was like being in a huge stadium of clouds. Funny how something so destructive can be and beautiful at the same time. I hope all is safe with your home.
Dave
Matt Varosky | 30-Aug-05 at 11:14 am | Permalink
Holly,
If somehow you get to check this and your family or skip & emily need anything (a place to stay, etc.) in the long recovery that is to come, please contact me. (818) 980-7538 or quepasamateo@gmail.com. My girlfriend and I have many friends in NO, including some people in the Guard and Fire Dept. we can attempt to put you in touch with. I hope you were able to get out of Mobile and that your everyone is safe.