wilma
   if you guys want  to see what it looks like here, besides what i was able to capture from my bike  seat, check out the galleries on Sun-Sentinel.com.  very interesting  stuff.   
 so i spent my  weekend at the ho's.  we had a nice time, even despite our refugee  status.  the lovely hoelschers have TWO guest bedrooms and a hot shower  they don't get mad at you for lingering in.  plus, andrea is an awesome -  and thoughtful - cook.  i got my yummy veggie cheeseburgers while everyone  was eating their steaming plates of meat.  :)
  
 alex was stuck  since his work and his home are still out of power.  ralph and alli both  had power and all that but, hey, hurricane party - who can resist that?   also, one of andrea's and alli's co-workers, paul, who actually lives quite  close to me was there.  he is the one who offered up the ride home  (after matt laughed at me at length about the fact that i had power at home but  no way to get there) even though his place, according to fpl.com, did not have  power yet.  instant karma for him - by the time he got to his place, it was  aglow.  :)
  
 this past week has  been such a weird one that i can't really figure out what i've said and what i  haven't already and i need to go home to wash some clothes!  yawn.. tonight  is definitely a lazy one.  i just wish i had some groceries.   grr.