Glad not to be in New Orleans right now

(This is Calvin.) I'm taking the day off today, mostly because tomorrow's our anniversary. Loretta's working; I'm sitting here watching the coverage of Hurricane Katrina hitting New Orleans on TV. The mayor just said that water is coming into the city over parts of the levee system.

I visited New Orleans several times in the late 1970s. It's a pretty city, and most of the people are friendly. Probably by this time, it doesn't look the same as it did yesterday. I hope that most of the people don't lose much or get hurt or killed. I suppose that a few stayed in their houses; that's the most dangerous thing to do. I wish them well, but I'm glad that I live elsewhere.

We expect to get rain and storms from Katrina tomorrow (Tuesday) or Wednesday. While she will have lost a lot of her force by then, the storms probably will remain strong enough to take seriously.

I don't think I have an audience for this blog yet, but write anyhow just to express myself.

First Post

This would be a lot easier if I knew what I was doing. This post is by Calvin, who will probably be doing most of the writing.

We are starting this as an online "diary" mostly because we are planning to "go on the road" within the next few years. We're not sure whether we'll use an RV or just get a big van and set it up our way.

I'll post more details in later posts, but for right now, I just wanted to get a post up to make a beginning.

Calvin