When you have some sort of disaster… sms, pins and internet via blackberry really comes in handy.  Since Hurricane Ike hit Houston… I’ve received many supportive messages from friends and readers.  For example, Eric Morris of Bluff Magazine and the Entities have checked on us several times.  Joe Sebok sent some well wishes along with a mental hug, my PokerListings Run-Good Challengers were excited I missed the registration I was safe and Dr. Pauly (who is not related to Dr. Pepper) sent me a sweet message and a new nickname. And of course all of my friends from high school whom I met in real life.

My blackberry allowed me to stay in touch with family despite the hurricane causing the largest internet outage in the history of the internet which is not a long history.

So, the latest is… we have water, electricity and we are safe.  My husband’s business on the oth er hand… not so great.  Part of the roof came off, the 15ft bay doors blew in, half the side of the building has a crease along the outside from bending in half and that’s because the wind blew the nuts so hard they came unscrewed.  Yep, I just wrote that outloud and it was not a pun because I’m not a perve (like some other poker bloggers) but I am married to someone and friends with people who will totally say something about the previous sentence. OK, I’ll be honest…I wrote nuts when it should have been bolts.  Crazy.

Seriously though, while his business is a mess… we are grateful to be alive since we have heard some horrific rumors of a particular small coastal town.  I just can’t even post what I’ve heard, as it’s too disturbing.