The 120 MPH Winds

Having gone through a 120 MPH wind storm...and the devastation it caused...the Floridian one, Idalia?, has hit what they call 'The Big Bend Region'...north of Tampa...and I know what it was like...for some to have remained, and tried to ride this out...I fear for their safety...

The Gulf of Mexico waters...are extremely warm...which only fuels this catastrophic Category 3 storm...the 9th of the region THIS YEAR!...have my fingers crossed, for the area...I'm sure you will see enough pix and vids of what it did...

In my hometown of Salem, Oregon...we were in the infamous 'Columbus Day Storm'...which totally dismantled so many structures and TREES...this too, was the 120 MPH winds thang...because nothing like this, happened seemingly ever, there...we were not evacuated...yes, it was terrifying...I was a 10th grader at the time...never forget...

So the rest of the country...will be meeting and having a bubbly or two...smoke some cigars (the surgeon general advises against this practice)...and pick and choose YOUR team for Fantasy Football...the league that will drive your senses for the next 17 weeks...ah, but not the Horse...not one invite...and so it goes, with the depleted popularity of this elder...don't cry for me, Argentina...

The falling Friars...got into another OT game...and sure enough lost again...0-11...without a bunt to put the runner in scoring position, in the 10th...which, the Cardinals did...and won...managing, is not that hard, folks...time for a new one...ridiculous...

Remember when we all went to the library to seek out info for some paper that had to be written?...it was a necessity...now, the web net does that...and the library?...in Diego, it is filled with homeless...tragic use of historical means...how is yours, in your city?...guessing, almost like a tomb...

This is going to be my last day of golf, with the boys...vacation time...will meet back up in October...I will be hit and miss this month...out at the Hills...

To the Batmobile, Robin...