Devastation

300,000 are without power today.
There are no traffic lights in most of Memphis.

At Spanish War Memorial Park, a tree as old as the war itself now lies across Central Avenue.

Limbs, power lines littered my drive to work.

We hung around to see if Br. Louis would put us on lumberjack patrol. The fence around the tennis court is flat. The basebsll diamond is gone.

Historic buildings on Beale have suffered horrendous damage.

I saw a century-old oak smashed across a red 2003 convertable.

Be careful out there.

Dead tired

So the kitchen is clean to the refrigerator. I'll worry about the back half tomorrow. With great good fortune, I won't have to work.

Dear God,
When I said I needed extra time to clean, hurricane-force winds laying waste to half the city were not what I had in mind.

Writing this off to Your weird sense of humor,
Angel


My Neopets account was frozen. They said I was cheating on flash games. I'm not! I can't even figure out how to use the "Skip to level #" codes, how the hell could I cheat?
I petitioned to be reinstated.

Gacked from sidewinder

Name a song that ...
...that reminds you of an ex: Hot Summer Night by Sawyer Brown
...that makes you cry: Traveling Soldier by The Dixie Chicks
...that reminds you of your childhood: You can't Roller Skate in a Buffalo Herd by Roger Miller
...that reminds you of high school: Purple Rain by Prince
...that mirrors you too closely: Spooky by The Rascals
...that makes you laugh: The Saga Begins by Weird Al
...that will always get you up to dance: Kicks by Paul Revere and the Raiders
...that you used to hate, but now love: Most rock
...that you love but wouldn't know of if it weren't for a friend: Elusive Lover by Suzi Quatre
...that you like from your parent's collection: Age of Aquarius from the Hair soundtrack
...that makes you think of sex: Take my breath away by Berlin
...that is your anthem: White Cliffs of Dover by Jim Reeves
...that is your ultimate love song: Forever and Ever Amen by Randy Travis
...that reminds you of something nasty: Sweet Little Sheila by Buddy Holly (always puts me in mind of a necrophiliac serial killer)
...that reminds you of a break-up: Used to Blue by Sawyer Brown
...that makes you think of your friends: Party all the Time by Eddie Murphy
...that is held between you and a friend: Redneck Girl by the Bellamy Brothers
...that would be your choice for a national anthem: This Land is Your Land by Arlo Guthrie
...that changed your life in some pragmatic way: Tell me I was dreaming by Travis Tritt (broke my heart and inspired me to get back with my hubby)