Hurricane Stuart

Yesterday, Hurricane Stan hit the coast of Mexico. It's amazing that the Atlantic has had so many hurricanes this year that they are all the way through the letter "S". When I was a kid, I was always bummed that we never made it to "S". How does "Hurricane Stuart" sound?

But then again, the other night I was in the Witches' Tavern on Thong Lo, having a snack and a drink with Jeremy. A blonde Scottish girl at the table next to us was sitting alone, and almost as soon as we sat down, she struck up a conversation with us.

"Hi, I really recommend the burger!" (Now, that's a good pickup line, isn't it?)

Turns out her name is Katrina. I bit my tongue and didn't say anything, but she went ahead and let us know that everyone she meets makes a comment about the recent hurricane in New Orleans. Billions of dollars in damages and hundreds of people killed -- it's not the first thing you want people to think of when they hear your name.

Maybe it's a good thing that we haven't had a Hurricane Stuart after all...