Spinning...

I am spinning.

Ike slammed into my city 10 days ago. It feels like it was just a few days ago.

Houston is getting power back slowly. (We have it.)

But our city is scarred. And I am still trying to figure it all out.

It was a scary experience that lasted 12 hours, I didn't expect it to be so loud. And the following days without power cut off from the city and family were jarring. Coming back to work today has been difficult. I don't know why Ike left such an inprint on me, but it has. My home is intact, and my family safe, kitties couldn't have cared and were actually happy to spend sometime at my parents house... stairs!!!!, and for these things I am thankful. But my hometown is not back to normal. Signal lights still dangle and point in wonky directions, stop signs are flattened, twisted or upside down. Trees are everywhere.

Our whole city is leaning. I try to think is that pole suppose to be leaning? What about that tree, is it straight or am I just tilted? Signs over the freeway are just missing... oh wait (1/2 mile down the road) there it is.

And poor Galveston... it is a mess down there. I am sure they are spinning as well.