It's hard to believe that I wrote this just three days ago . . .
Hurricane Ike, as of Thursday evening September 11, has pivoted to the north and is now headed directly for Houston. Ike will probably make landfall as a powerful Category 3 Hurricane.
Our servers operate from a remote location and you should be able to access the web site even if we have internet and power loss of service in Houston. We have backed our files up in two secure locations. So we are prepared for the worst, although hoping for the best, for ourselves as well as our friends and neighbors.
Thank you for your concern -- but we will be fine.
Doc
Hurricane Ike has now come and gone--although its aftermath will be with us for some time. I'm writing this on Sunday, September 14. The eye of Hurricane Ike barreled through Houston yesterday morning, Saturday, very early.
I've had many messages of concern from friends and family. My family was particularly alarmed by the headline in the Houston Chronicle which said GALVESTON SINKS, and by the TV and print media coverage of the areas that have been hardest hit.
Sometimes you can follow the one way signs; sometimes you can't.
I'm very fortunate to live and work in a part of town that was not hit as hard by Ike as some others. We had lots of wind damage, have complete loss of power, but there were few buildings with major damage. As I write this, Houston is pulling itself back together one step at a time. I am very concerned about Galveston and the other coastal areas that have been hit much harder. So far there has been very little loss of life, which is something of a miracle given the power of the storm and the refusal of many people, including in Galveston, to evacuate.
This is a chronicle of my Hurricane Ike experience. Remember that I was spared the worst of the storm, and please send your good wishes to those who are suffering significant losses.