Here comes Katrina

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

I'm back on the blog circuit just to quickly update folks on the situation for the Redmans and Hurricane Katrina. Uncle Kenny and Aunt Cissy arrived tonight with Gram -- having to evacuate from New Orleans. Scott Hanna evacuated to BR too. Other family from NO left for Florida, Jackson, and other parts of Louisiana. I'm scared for the Crescent City. This really does look like the "big one." Emily was here for the weekend for Grandma's 90th birthday party --Happy Birthday Grandma! -- and she made it back to Atlanta tonight on the last flight out of Baton Rouge. Lizzie left for Austin last week and is safe, probably drinking a Shiner and eating enchilada's or migas as I type. As for me, I just got back from a hurricane party of sorts at Stephen Moret's. Tomorrow I'm supposed to meet up with some friends to play tennis in the eye of the storm.

I can sense the calm of the storm. It is surprisingly peaceful in the capital city tonight. The wind is fresh and breezy, but not to strong yet. The streets are empty -- I think I saw 2 cars on Jefferson Hwy on the way back from Stephen's. Baton Rouge is shut down for the next few days and all we can do is wait at this point. I'll keep you posted -- if the power is here to let me.

Oh, by the way, I'm supposed to be moving to Washington DC on Saturday. Here's hoping that still happens...I'm getting excited!