Well Blow Me Down!

As hurricane Katrina continues her approach on the Gulf Coast, I am reminded of the time I spent in Guam as a teenager. In 1992, Guam was hit by eight typhoons and one earthquake. The first typhoon, Omar, left 60% of the island without water and electricity. We were one of the fortunate families because our house was untouched and we had emergency generators. We also relied on propane for our cooking needs. And God bless the person who invented SPAM! It's the miracle food for families who hunker down while they wait for the storm to pass.

I know exactly what those coastal cities are experiencing and my thoughts and prayers go out to everyone there. It sucks having to wait out a storm. I passed the time by looking at comic books and porn magazines. It was great. I'm a little bummed because 'Richard' was the name of the next hurricane to hit before the end of 2004 and it never formed. Now I have to wait until the next cycle of names comes around and I think that's in 2007. Hurricane Richie! It would have been nice to have people go on about the fantastic force in which Richard blew and how many homes he wrecked. Hey, wait a tic... people said that about me in high school! Ha ha ha! Ahem.

Don't worry, folks. I'm not the hurricane anymore. I'm more of a tropical depression.