As Houston slowly tries to pick its way out of the mess that Hurricane Ike created on Saturday, here’s my own side of the story: Luckily my mother was able to evacuate and spend a few days with family in the north of Houston. This kept her away from the storm surge but the eye…
September 16, 2008 / 1 Comment / Read More
This satellite image is just scary, especially when you notice that the hurricane is actually the size of Texas itself. Even worse is the fact that I watch the news here and see waves splashing over the familiar seawall in Galveston like it wasn’t a 17-foot barrier to the sea. My family is safe and…
September 13, 2008 / 1 Comment / Read More
I’m happy to say that my back has steadily improved since my last post, and I am now at the point where I don’t constantly feel it, although if I do much of anything it still steadily starts tightening up. Still, I’ll take what I can get and be happy that I can function in…
September 8, 2008 / 1 Comment / Read More