It's The Name, Stupid!

Well, it looks like we have dodged the bullet on Chris. This is a relief because it troubles me to no end that we have to be saddled with life-threatening storms so commonly named; can't they at least have come up with "Christophe"? Where is the flair in whatever department dreams up these names; I bet there isn't one queen on that committee to stand up and speak his mind on this matter. And just what is next? Debbie! How can you possibly be threatened by Debbie; doesn't she make cupcakes for cheap variety stores? Names like Patty and Sandy are down the road, too.

How about Hurricane Bodeica? THAT instilled fear on Roman soldiers, imagine what it would do to housewives in Key West. And, I said it last year and will never hesitate to repeat myself, but throwing in the name of a Japanese monster movie could only liven up a five-day cone.

I have, of course, the "Hurricane Party" advertised for Saturday and Sunday. Fortunately, those parties are so beloved by the locals, that I really won't have to drum up hysteria (or howling winds). People wake up hysterical here and carry on throughout the day that way(it is a prerequisite for being allowed to live on the island). All know is that if I'm to be terrorized and my clothes ripped off in a storm I want it to be by an Ernesto or Tony.....Oh, wait a minute; they're coming, too.