Houston is slowly struggling to a semblance of normalcy. The sun is shining, and incrementally, rain water is being drained and fallen trees are being removed, though some roads are still closed off. Grocery stores have no produce, dairy, eggs or meat. Most gas stations are closed. The ones...

Fallen trees, destroyed homes, streets blocked off. And branches, so many branches. I have seen storms and I have seen flooding, but I have never heard the kind of wind that gusted through this city that early Saturday morning. We are all right and our house is fine. And...

Lines building up for gas on Friday, before Ike hit the region.

I never thought about the squirrels, the possums, the grackles, robins, the doves or the fire ants. I never thought about them that day. But I do remember taking Minal to Idyllwood park and feeling a wind that was different and noticing a light that was yellow and pink....