In some ways, I’ve hardly been touched by the hurricane. I feel more buffeted by this last week on Wall Street than I do by two weeks ago when Ike blew in. My roof stayed on. Will I have a roof if the bailout doesn’t work? We cleaned up tons of tree debris. Who can [...]
Archive for September, 2008
Out of sync
Posted in life, tagged "Hurricane Ike", "Karleen Koen", Galveston on September 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Stomped on us and gone
Posted in life, tagged "Hurricane Ike", "hurricane lilies", "Karleen Koen", Galveston, Houston on September 21, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Hurricane Ike has stomped on us and gone. Our little Gulf Coast, with its brown sand and tar and small dunes and grainy water, is smashed, reeling. Coastal communities–the places we in Houston jumped in a car to go down to so we could eat shrimp or walk barefoot in the waves or sit and [...]
Hurricane Ike
Posted in Uncategorized on September 12, 2008 | 3 Comments »
There may or may not be a new entry on Monday (15th), when I usually post. Hurricane Ike is coming our way. I’m not right on the coast, but close enough to get lots of rain and wind. If power’s up, so will I be. If not, I’ll be back when I can. All my [...]
Yesterday
Posted in family, life, love, tagged "cub scouts", "Julian Schnabel", "Karleen Koen", "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly", akela on September 7, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Yesterday was a rich day. I didn’t expect it––maybe that’s what makes it so dear. I started with an exercise class with my friend. We kalumped and kareened around trying to follow the more experienced members, then went off to have some of the best coffee in town at a little taqueria. Then I went [...]


