Guess what? Trampolines FLY!

Here we go again


Here is a shot of Hurricane Wilma, as it is coming off the Yucatan penninsula. If this doesn't show a deadly storm, I don't know what does:



For those who haven't been watching the news lately, this storm is forecast to be picked up by the jetstream and hit Florida on Monday. I am praying that it stays a low category storm, but I don't know...

For those of you who haven't been on a military vessel and had the joy of sleeping on one, here is an interesting shot:



This is on the USS Iwo Jima. The clearance between bunks is 22"... a few of my fellow friends on DMAT CA-11 said that turning over at night meant whacking a shoulder during the night. Ouch. Guess the guys who sleep on these normally learn not to move at night.

Today is a bittersweet day for me.

Many of you know that today would have been mine and Rory's 21rst anniversary. This is the bitter part. I miss him terribly. And days like today remind me of our life together. And what could have been only if... I beat myself up with the only if's... So, I wasn't really in a great mood today.

But then, here comes the sweet part... my daughter called me. And she let me know that I AM GOING TO BE A GRANDMA! Yep, Diana is pregnant! Call it odd, but when she called me the other day and was sick, that was the first thought I had. But I didn't ask her (not sure she knew for sure at that time). But she lit me up with that congratulation! I am not sure, hon, if you know how you turned what was going to be a difficult day for me (probably for the rest of my life) into a very, very positive thing.

I am so happy for Diana and Jon! Congratulations you two!

Charity and University Hospitals "Unsalvagable"

These are the two largest hospitals in the NOLA region, and serve many of the uninsured... sad.

More at: http://www.wwltv.com/local/stories/WWL100505university.c5253620.html