ELLO ES QUE

“Ello es que el lugar donde me pongo el pantalón, es una casa donde me quito la camisa en alta voz…” Ike has made landfall again in Cuba and we are trying to contact the goddess OYA to save Havana. Fortunately Ike is only at Category 1 now, although they are saying he can grow … More ELLO ES QUE

Election Time

I love the blog Mudflats, which is so funny that it actually manages to distract me from my concern about Hurricane Ike. I love the forecasters at the National Hurricane Center, especially forecasters AVILA and BEVEN, but their forecasts on Hurricane Ike have been making me nervous. Hurricane Ike made landfall in northeastern Cuba around … More Election Time

La Tricotea

This weekend I have begun shopping for Hurricane Ike. I considered putting off roofing until the end of hurricane season, so as not to have to repeat the job. The roofers got here before I could make this wild decision. But if Ike or any other storm comes here, I am not repairing the roof … More La Tricotea

Cinq Choses

We interrupt our program of amusement to ask: why did Ray Nagin or his government not make plans to set up post Gustav goods distribution centers? why did he plan to have people rely on charities and corner stores? was it not clear to him that many evacuated on public transportation and public aid, and … More Cinq Choses

Latest News. On the Palins. On Language Teaching. On Storms

My roof is leaking. Since Gustav, who dislodged several of my shingles, it has rained steadily and hard. Now there is water running down an interior wall, coming from the attic. After Katrina my insurance deductible for wind related damage in named storms was raised to $2,980. Ave Maria. This, however, is the kind of … More Latest News. On the Palins. On Language Teaching. On Storms

Reading for Pleasure Wednesday: Charles Barber, Helen Redmond

Most of this post was written before Hurricane Gustav came into being, but these first paragraphs are written from my very couch, with the help of electricity restored by workers from northern Texas! Other emergency workers I saw were from Kentucky, Indiana, and Oklahoma, and of course from here. There must have been many more, … More Reading for Pleasure Wednesday: Charles Barber, Helen Redmond