Ike, You Suck!

To those of you who have checked up on us during the past few days: Thank you for your words of kindness. Yes, we are all okay. Our homes have suffered broken windows, fallen fences, and missing shingles. There was a little bit of water damage to the office here in our downtown Houston warehouse (as a result, we'll be remodeling the office...woohoo!). But that is nothing compared to the devastation caused by Hurricane Ike to our friends in Galveston and around the gulf coast.

I personally experienced four days without power, telephone service, and running water. It felt more like 1908 than 2008. The water gradually started to trickle on Sunday and I was lucky enough to get power activated on Tuesday which is better than the rest of Houston. As I'm typing this, half of the city is still out of power.

On the bright side, it was kind of nice. I got into the routine of waking up at dawn, and going to bed a lot earlier than normal. With the internet down, no TV to watch, and the telephone not ringing, I was able to get a lot of chores done.

But now, after a bit of clean-up, things are getting back to normal - at least for us. The power is back; the phones are working; FedEx and USPS are on the roads again; and I am caught up on the package logjam (I apologize for the slight delay if you made your order during the hurricane weekend).

So give us a call. We're back in business.