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Many years ago, on a business trip to Houston (where we have a major office — the largest in the company, in fact), a hurricane was heading toward the Galveston\/Houston area. I returned to my hotel room to find a note under the door, which essentially said, “Fill your bathtub with water because in case of a hurricane the water supply might be contaminated until normal services can be restored.”<\/em> <\/p>\n

Gah. That did more than any number of newspaper articles and Weather Channel shows to drive home that I was in the path of something that could seriously affect my life<\/em>.<\/p>\n

It turned out to be a false alarm, but give me California earthquakes any day — unannounced, and over in 10-20 seconds. The wait, then the duration, of hurricanes, not to mention the pervasiveness of water and wind, make them a terrifying prospect.<\/p>\n

My thoughts and prayers go out to the folks in the Houston area I know (and those I don’t know, for that matter) this weekend. And, if you’re not in that area and want to lend a hand to some relief agencies assisting evacuees, here are a couple to consider:<\/p>\n

Donate to the American Red Cross<\/a>
Donate to the Episcopal Relief and Development Fund<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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