The southern storms have subsided for the moment. The wake of geological phenomena has left 30 people dead (note: number updated later that morning). Reuters has the story as does Weather.com. It's early February and storms of this magnitude used to be rare this time of year. Nowadays tornadoes strike at random and are not seasonal. We folks in northeast Mississippi are blessed with landscapes abounding with forests and wildlife, but the area is also a corridor for the whirling menaces and high winds.
It's early morning. I sit here in shorts and a T-shirt hoping that catastrophe has not touched family, friends, clients, clients' equipment nor anyone else for that matter. It is always a tragedy when nature takes life away. Think about that couple and their 11 year old daughter lost in Atkins, AR. This is a community of 3,000. So very sad. Instead of whining about weather inconvenience count your blessings. Go forth and enjoy the predicted sunny to partly cloudy weather today. If you are of a mind, please pray for those harshly touched by the storms.
"Don't pray when it rains if you don't pray when the sun shines."
~Satchel Paige, 1974
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