I wish I could hear how my son is doing. He went with his dorm mates to the Commons building. Somehow, I know my son is okay but I am sorry he had to go through this less than a month after he left home for the first time in his almost 22 years.

Devastation in Pensacola. The I10 bridge east across Escambia bay is out. the bridge from Gulf Breeze to Pensacola Beach is out. The Navarre bridge is out. It is a terrible terrible thing.

At the end of my day talking with anxious people about hurricanes in addition to all their other troubles, I get to see if my house sustained any more damage during the day today while I was at work. The winds have been very strong all day and have just died down in the last hour...When I left this morning I could hear the trees cracking as the wind blew...It has been an unpleasant week in the land of flowers...