Listen to the Hitchhiker's Guide, and don't panic...

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My mom and her husband have a house on the Alabama Gulf Coast, thirty yards from the water. Somehow it remained standing through last year's disasters, but that's no guarantee of the future. I just tried calling her cell phone and got her voice mail; I left a message saying that her failure to answer had better damned well be because she's already on the ark, and for her to call me and let me know she's all right.

I hate Hurricane Katrina already. I try to go for unfailing optimism, but I'm still worried. Could y'all put in a happy thought for Mom and Bob? Thanks.