At Least Wear a Costume
Teenagers aren’t allowed to trick-or-treat at my house. I just don’t find it endearing when the five o’clock shadow on the pirate is real or his voice is deeper than…Read full story
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Digital Woes
I remember when digital cameras started to really take off. Kodak was running into a few hiccups because it hadn’t really followed the new technology. Kodak maintained, correctly but to…Read full story
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All American Tour, Courtesy of FEMA
Washington
Texas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Alabama
Georgia
Florida
Texas (again and for much longer this time)
Arizona
Seven states in seven days and an extra one thrown in on the way home. My foray into hurricane relief turned into a…Read full story
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Bipolar Longhorns
Texans are the nicest folks. Over the last few days, We’ve been thanked for being here. We’ve had multiple offers of free lunches and dinners. People come right up to…Read full story
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Her Name is Lola
We named our GPS unit Lola.
No reason, exactly. We just thought she sounded like a Lola. She isn’t one of those GPS units that pronounces street names, so she’s simply…Read full story
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GPS and First Aid Kits: Basics for Every Car
GPS is a requirement when road signs were blown away by a hurricane. I must recommend updating your GPS maps regularly, however, because having incorrect maps on roads without signs…Read full story
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Two Sides of the Disaster Coin
This experience has been totally different than hurricane Katrina. For one thing, it’s much more organized.
Hurricane Katrina caught everyone off-guard. The ambulance service pulled resources from several other states down…Read full story
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Nothing Beats a Good Night’s Sleep
Best possible scenario. We didn’t have to move anyone last night. There’s no base camp here, so we got a hotel room complete with clean sheets and a real shower….Read full story
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Follow Me
Missions are happening today. We took several evacuated nursing home residents back to their facility this morning. It looked like the nursing home did OK other than a few trees…Read full story
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Hurry Up and Wait
All dressed up and nowhere to go. After plenty of sleep and a refreshing shower, we spent the day waiting to do something.
We’re back in another hotel — I’m not…Read full story
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