Category: In the News

I have Tivo recording “The Amazing Race” right now because I had to get an update from everyone about Hurricane Lili which is now a Category 4 storm. Oh, wheee! What fun!

I think hurricanes are better than earthquakes or other natural disasters because we have a lot of advance warning about them. We’ve been watching this storm for a week and a half now. The down side to hurricanes? They are unpredictable as far as where they will hit. If you look at the map, the “strike zone” is a huge portion of the Gulf Coast.

Thankfully, I live on the Northwest side of Houston. We are far enough from the coast we normally don’t get 150mph winds – just a lot of rain. In times like this, that’s a good thing.

However, it should be noted that no one should worry about running out of Tabasco sauce. Avery Island, the home of Tabasco, is in the direct line of Lili’s fire. They have “prepared for a possible shut down of bottling operations.” They boarded things up and did all the things you do while waiting for a hurricane. “We’re bottling right now and we’re not anticipating anyone running out of Tabasco” according to the plant. Whew! Because you know, that could be quite a disaster in itself!

The wait-and-see game begins again. Ahhh, the joys of Texas life.

When I hear about things that people do, I seriously think that a license should be required before you can be a parent or step-parent. I was shocked when I was watching the news earlier and heard about how a Stepfather uses stun gun to discipline boy. Let’s add to this the fact that this idiot was making an 8 year old boy WALK 5 miles to school after missing the bus again. 5 miles. Hello? How insane is that? But then to use a stun gun on the kid whenever he slowed down? *sigh*

Add to the fact that they live right here in the Houston area. It just makes me sick – I want to go find him and kick his ass.

Then there is the mom and stepdad that starved her teenage son and then put him on a bus in PA bound for Florida, telling him to “go find his real dad”. 5’3″ and he only weighed 62 pounds. He died just days after being found. What is it with people? Why? How could you do this to another human?

Since I spent half the week suffering from a migraine, it’s nice to know that they are looking at the causes and new treatments. Good news indeed.

Please, please, please let this be accurate… According to weather.com and the local news, Sunday and Monday of next week could be as cool as a high of 83 degrees and a low of 67. Yes, a high of 83 degrees is cool. Maybe not in other parts of the country, but after noticing that Statia was enjoying the early days of fall, I was jealous. I can’t remember when the last time the high was below 90. It’s been too long. So I have my fingers crossed … come on Houston fall! Bring back the cooler weather!

What were the lottery numbers for New York’s Wednesday lottery drawing? Come on. Guess. Yes. 9-1-1. No, I’m not kidding. Right here on CNN. Can you hear the Twilght Zone music now too? [via Robyn]