Dean, Dean go away!

I hate it. I hate the whole drama of:

1) Is it going to hit us?

2) Should I stay or go?

3) If I stay, will I have power or water?

4) If I go, where will I go?

And on and on.

Hurricanes are lousy. We all knew that in general before Rita — and maybe other storms, depending on your age/history. Now it’s personal.

The only good thing you can say about hurricanes is that within a day or so, you know they’re coming. I guess earthquakes and volcanoes are worse.

Still, hurricanes stink.

Dean needs to keep bearing west and make landfall where there’s lots of sand and not many people.

I’m praying for it. We got hit once. That should be enough for any person, place or thing.