westward ho

So, the hurricane ravaged gulf region is facing yet another storm. Wilma. Fortunately, Wilma is not a common name, so chances are there will be very few parents regretting a recent choice.

What concerns me more however is the failure of the State Government to take preventative action against said cyclone. Any responsible governor would call for everyone in the state to stand outside for at least 2 hours facing west, blowing, fanning, waving arms, and doing absolutely anything that might route the stormy blast. All of the airplanes and airboats and those little fans with the spray bottles from the theme parks should be pointed directly towards the gulf. Granted, the effort might result in the storm blowing back to Mexico, but life's a gamble anyway, isn't it?

Not only would this serve to bring our communities closer, but it would also get everyone outdoors and exercising-- particularly now that the humidity has broken for the most part.

So, should the hurricane come, Governor Bush has only himself to blame for failing to unite the good folks of Florida to stand together against this great meteorological foe! My advice to all my fellow Floridians-- get out and blow, westward ho!