A common saying in retirement is, “Where did the time go?” It seems like only yesterday that I was full of hope for new titles on my young dogs.  Now it’s almost 365 days later and we’ve done so much.

I pulled onto my country road early this morning for an eight a.m. appointment across town.  But I found myself in a nightmare situation.  Hundreds if not thousands of people who had left the area were now returning to their homes and businesses and jobs and schools.

Will the Weather Channel’s prediction of a Category three hurricane turn out to be all hype or accurate.  Seems like I’ve been here before over the decade I’ve lived in NW Florida.  So far its been all hype.