Thank you for all of the calls and emails wishing us well in our new Pensacola home base. And thanks once again for your concern for our safety during Hurricane Katrina.

We survived with no noteworthy damages - very minor exterior scrapes with a few missing shingles - and of course, yard debris. It seems so silly to list something so minor when large parts of the gulf coast have been torn to pieces. Watching the news these past few days just hurts my heart. Suddenly, everything is put in perspective once again…

For information on how you can help, visit the Red Cross.

Also, Lowe’s will match total in-store contributions up to $1 million. If you are off to Lowe’s - give a dollar and they will match it as a donation to the Red Cross - so every dollar becomes two dollars. Not bad, not bad at all.

Take care all.