Rita has left the building

Just a quick note to let everyone know that Houston came through the storm. Our power came back on about an hour ago, having been off for only a few hours. Only a few tree limbs in the yard. The storm was east of here and so we got very lucky. Winds are still gusting to tropical storm levels and so it is not safe to be outside. Thanks for your kind thoughts and prayers. I will get back to blogging when things get normalized around here.