If you've been following the news about Hurricane Ike, you will know that it is headed for the Texas coast. And its latest wobble has set it on a path to make landfall only 60 miles south of my home.

Unfortunately, that is going to push a great deal of wind and rain this direction, as well as a storm surge.

It also means that there will likely be a storm surge up Galveston Bay that will flood low-lying areas. That means our house, which in 30 years has never taken so much as a drop of flood water from any storm. I have every reason to expect that run of good luck to end between now and Saturday.

I'm asking for prayers, good wishes and positive vibrations, according to your inclination and tradition -- not just for me, the Darling Democrat and the Apolitical Pooch, but also for my fellow Gulf Coast residents. Pray that this storm is directed so that it hits when, where, and how it will do the least damage to the lives of the least people.

I'll try to get back online tonight and update you on the evacuation. May it not be the sort of fiasco we experienced three years ago during Hurricane Rita.

UPDATE: WE ARE UNDER MANDATORY EVACUATION AS OF NOON TODAY.

Posted by: Greg at 09:20 PM | Comments (3) | Add Comment
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