Hurricane Katrina

After watching nonstop CNN coverage of Hurricane Katrina yesterday, I was really starting to worry about Kenji. I know he lives near Birmingham, and he says he's about 4 hours away from the coast. So, I figured that he probably wouldn't experience the full force of the storm where he is. I called him this afternoon, just to make sure he's okay. He said that the storm is headed toward them, but so far so good. Back in Japan he had to deal with typhoons and earthquakes, and now hurricanes here in the States. Poor guy.
I just feel terrible for all of those people affected every summer by hurricanes. I can't imagine losing everything over and over again. I think I'd probably be moving inland. Sometimes I think how boring life here in the Midwest is....how nice it would be to live near the beach. And then comes hurricane season and I change my mind pretty quickly. I guess boring is okay...it's safe at least.