Desperate in Dallas

Stroke of luck as Hurricane Ike veered to the north east prior to my arrival in the big D. Instead of inclement, rainy weather, the week has proved delightfully sunny and pleasant. Sadly, many of the folks along the Texas coast are still not being allowed to return home, as much of Galveston is in miserable shape. Very sad to watch the local news.

J&G are safe in Houston, although I've heard through the D information network that all they have is electric power - no roof, no water, and no everything else. Knowing their canny brillance and awesome preparedness, I'm pretty confident that they planned ahead and are not reduced to brushing their teeth with diet coke. (After the 2nd day, the soda and tooth paste feel like they're bonding into a cavity inducing plastique...not that I should know, but I do.) And, if not, they've likely rigged some fancy contraption to use the available electricity to magically produce potable water. Engineers, the magicians of today. :)

On an inconsequential, but markedly fabulous note, I've had HBO access throughout the week and discovered a nifty new show - Tru Blood, http://www.hbo.com/trueblood/. It is based on the Charlaine Harris novels about Sookie Stackhouse, which I quite like, and the show has captured the eerieness and complexity of the books. I hope that it lasts for 7 seasons and goes into synidcation on free tv. I can't convince myself that another $60 per month in cable charges, to acquire HBO at home, makes any sense. So, unless I spend every Sunday on the road for the next tv season, I doubt that I'll see too many more episodes.

I know that I should be posting something sincere and passionate about Obama v. McCain, but the HBO show is more exciting and more in tune with my interests than either of them. I'll watch the town halls and debates, but I haven't heard any talk of social security reform. Lacking that, everything else is a fictional promise, based on bad books, anyway.