Hurricane

Just wanted to fill you all in on Hurricane Rita.

Class (and RUF) were cancelled from last Wednesday through today. We're starting back up tonight.

Everyone is safe. The worst things that happened was a sporadic loss of electricity.

My hometown (Beaumont) is badly wounded. My only direct account comes from my roommate, who said his parent's house is intact, but their two-car garage is completely gone. A two-car garage vanished. Residents still aren't allowed to return home.

I evacuated to McAllen, TX for the weekend, because my parents recently moved there and I hadn't come down to see them yet. It's right on the border with Mexico, so I had some great Mexican food and bought liquor for dirt cheap. I also watched Tennessee's beautiful comeback against LSU. Good job, other UT. I knew Clausen had it in him.

All in all, this is a lot better than it could have been, but the destruction wreaked by Hurricane Rita should not be forgotten. Neither should that of Katrina. Over a hundred thousand Katrina refugees thought they were finally starting to get some normalcy in Houston, but then Rita sent them reeling once more. Yeesh.

Everyone is safe, which is what matters most. God be praised.

John