We Survived

Gustav came and went. My parents have power. We spent four hours cleaning their backyard today.

I'm tired. More later.

Hurricane Gustav

We're prepared for Hurricane Gustav - he's heading our way. We usually don't get too much damage here from hurricanes; we're just far enough in-land that we get rain and wind but rarely any of the full-force devastation that New Orleans can get. This time, we will probably be on the north-eastern side of the hurricane, and the winds here will be pretty forceful.

For those interested, here are a couple of links that you can follow to watch the progress of the storm.

National Hurricane Center There are quite a few graphs you can click on, plus updates on the actual coordinates of the storm's eye.

Emergency Louisiana This site will have plenty of information on how to stay safe in a hurricane, what the contra-flow out of the low-lying areas looks like, etc. If you're not from Louisiana, and haven't experienced a hurricane, this will give you an idea of how to be prepared for one.

NOLA.com This is a website dedicated to everything going on in New Orleans.

The Advocate This is Baton Rouge's newspaper online.

WJBO This is ClearChannel Radio's news station online (in the Baton Rouge area).

The Advertiser This is Lafayette's newspaper online.

There are plenty more websites, but these are the ones that I'm following.

Please keep everyone who is in Gustav's path in your thoughts and prayers.