Katrina's mischief

These few days, I've been following hurricane news rather feverously. It's tough thinking about the homes destroyed or personal articles lost in the floods and winds. And even harder hearing from friends who'd left much of their lives behind when they were evacuated, waiting to return to normalcy, if it were possible to begin with.

This paragraph from The New York Times, offered temporary reprieve from the sadness.

Vonda Simmons, 39, fled New Orleans with relatives on Saturday afternoon to stay with friends in Baton Rouge. When she saw footage of the hard-hit Lower Ninth Ward, where she lived, she assumed she had lost everything but she accepted fate's hand.

"We have the most prized possession," Ms. Simmons said. "We have each other."

My thoughts and prayers are with each and everyone of you.