Remember the days when you used to sit on your parents’ porch while watching a Civil War re-enactment and laugh in amusement as half the town (who has also gathered with you in the front yard) shouts with glee as the first Union soldier hits the ground after a fatal bullet wound to the gut? Me too. Western Days proved to be everything I hoped it would be and more.

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There was a lot I did to prepare for Ike. I made sure my iPod was charged, I loaded up on Halloween Oreos and bottled water and filled my car with gas. You know…everything you do before hunkering. I had every intention on keeping everyone up-to-date via Facebook and Twitter. While having a conversation with my friend Rebecca on how I hoped that my Blackberry would work after the storm

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I know I’ve promised a hurricane update for weeks now. It just seems like I still don’t have my feet back under me from Ike’s vicious sweep of the legs. It was tough. And there are people here who STILL don’t have electricity. Not to mention the devastation in Galveston. But there’s one thing I would like to report before giving my full description of Ike: The apartment cat is

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