Our friends in Mississippi are alive and in their home without power, but they are all together and alive! What a wonderful thing! They are not "Out of the Woods" yet because Crystal is still 8 months pregnant, and the hospitals have suffered a great deal from the storm. On the homefront, all is well. Saw Indigo Girls in concert on Monday night and it was perfect - everything I wanted to hear. A group called 3-5-human opened for them and they were really really impressive. The girl that sings for them has a really powerful voice and she rocked that theater! So the concert was my 40th birthday present from my sister. The concert was almost 2 weeks BEFORE my birthday, so I'm sure along with the fabulous gift, there was some hint of reminding me for 2 weeks that I'll be 40. But that's ok - she acts older, and I got carded at the bar next door to the theater. Thought for the day: If anything, the hurricane devastation should remind us that there is TRULY no time like the present. Tell people how you feel while you have them near you. You never know how many more chances you will have.